Monthly Archives: November 2015
10 November 1938, “On Luther’s birthday, the synagogues are burning in Germany” #otdimjh
“On November 10, 1938, on Luther’s birthday, the synagogues are burning in Germany.” Bishop Martin Sasse, of the Evangelical Church in Thuringia, in his pamphlet “Martin Luther on the Jews: Get rid of them”, approves or Kristallnacht as part of … Continue reading
9 November 1938 Kristallnacht ( “Crystal Night”), also referred to as the Night of Broken Glass #otdimjh
Kristallnacht ( “Crystal Night”), also referred to as the Night of Broken Glass, was a pogrom (a series of coordinated attacks) against Jews throughout Nazi Germany and Austria on 9–10 November 1938, carried out by paramilitary forces and non-Jewish civilians. … Continue reading
8 November 1963 Vatican 2 revokes charge of deicide #otdimjh
“It is therefore unjust to call this people deicide or to consider it cursed by God.” (8 November 1963 press release) For the first time in 2,000 years the Second Vatican Council removed and reversed much of its teaching on … Continue reading
7 November 1841 Consecration of Rabbi Michael Solomon Alexander as Bishop of Jerusalem #otdimjh
Solomon was the second son and one of five children born to Alexander Wolff. His ancestors may have come to Prussia from England, or may have been in Schönlanke for many generations. His education in the Talmud began when he … Continue reading
6 November 1862 Birth of David Watt Torrance, pioneer doctor in Tiberias #otdimjh
David Watt Torrance was born 6 November, 1862 on Graham Street in Airdrie, Scotland. He was the son of Dr. Thomas Torrance and Susan Watt who had many children. His grandfather was Rev. Robert Torrance who had founded the Auld … Continue reading
5 November 1605 Guy Fawkes’ Gunpowder Plot fails to bring Spanish Inquisition to Jewish Christians living in the Domus Conversorum in London #otdimjh
1605: The Gunpowder Plot, an attempt to blow up the House of Lords which would be the first move in putting a Catholic on throne, was thwarted today. This event which is tied in the popular mind to Guy Fawkes could … Continue reading
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4 November 1847 Felix Mendelssohn’s Music Fades #otdimjh
Bernstein records Mendelssohn’s career without commenting on his personal faith, or the Jewish and Christian aspects of his musical inspiration and output – these were well enough known and a matter of discussion in 1909, when “Some Jewish Witnesses for … Continue reading
3 November 1900 Max Rosenstrauch completes his task #otdimjh
Max Rosenstrauch, who was born and educated as a Jew at Lemberg, took up the work, which he prosecuted with zeal and energy.(Gidney 1908:445) Bernstein, who know Max Rosenstrauch (“Rose bush”) well and worked alongside him on several occasions summarises … Continue reading
2 November 1917 Arthur Balfour offers a homeland in Palestine #otdimjh
In 67 words, Arthur James Balfour, the British Prime Minister, made this historic commitment to the establishment of what would become the modern State of Israel: His Majesty’s government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home … Continue reading
1 November 1478 Pope Sixtus IV establishes Spanish Inquisition #otdimjh
Pope Sixtus IV issues Exigit Sinceras Devotionis Affectus establishing the Spanish Inquisition in the Kingdom of Castile. The basic accusation of the Inquisition was that Jews who converted to Christianity were still secretly Jewish. The Tribunal of the Holy Office … Continue reading
