Monthly Archives: January 2016
12 January 1978 Groundbreaking Jewish-Christian relations declaration in Germany #otdimjh
The Synod of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland, a leading voice within the EKD, proposes steps for the construction of a new relationship between Christians and Jews. These groundbreaking theses lack only one thing – the recognition, invitation and … Continue reading
11 January 1929 Mortara controversy over Jewish child kidnapped and raised as Roman Catholic #otdimjh
From Simon Mayer’s blog Cecil Roth, Arthur Day and the Mortara Affair In June 1929, Father Arthur Day, an English Jesuit, the Vice-President of the Catholic Guild of Israel,and author of several booklets and articles on converting the Jews, published an … Continue reading
10 January 1884 Death of Marie-Théodor Ratisbonne, co-founder of the Sisters of Zion #otdimjh
From Catholic Encyclopaedia Online Marie-Théodor Ratisbonne, N.D.S., (December 28, 1802 – January 10, 1884) was a noted Jewish convert to the Roman Catholic Church, who became a priest and missionary and who later founded the Congregation of Our Lady of … Continue reading
9 January 1880 The Jewish Chronicle calls for a History of Jewish believers in Jesus #otdimjh
The Jewish Chronicle calls for a History of Jewish believers in Jesus: The day has arrived when the history of converted Jews must be written before it is too late to remember the necessary data. Rewards should be granted, the … Continue reading
8 January 1917 Woodrow Wilson Acknowledges Self-Determination in Middle East #otdimjh
In 1917-18, combined British and Arab forces ended over 400 years of Turkis administration in various parts of the Arab world, including Palestine. The nationalities in these territories, stated Wilson in his famous “Fourteen Points” speech of January 1917, “should … Continue reading
7 January 1829 Joseph Wolff arrives in Jerusalem #otdimjh
Joseph Wolff, one of the most celebrated, eccentric Messianic Jewish pioneers of the London Society, was famed for his spiritual and geographical journey. Here he arrives in Jerusalem, in the midst of his busy schedule. We will return to his … Continue reading
6 January 1882 Death of Nathan Davis, Explorer of Carthage #otdimjh
Bernstein gives only a brief note of Nathan Davis: Davis, Rev. Nathan, was one of the first missionaries of the Free Church of Scotland. He was sent to Tunis in 1830, where he raised a spirit of enquiry amongst … Continue reading
5 January 1985 Operation Moses completes transport of 30,000 Ethiopian Jews #otdimjh
Operation Moses (Hebrew: מִבְצָע מֹשֶׁה, Mivtza Moshe) refers to the covert evacuation of Ethiopian Jews (known as the “Beta Israel” community or “Falashas”) from Sudan during a famine in 1984. Originally called Gur Aryeh Yehuda, “Cub of the Lion of … Continue reading
4 January 1882 Death of Parliamentarian Ralph Bernal Osborne #otdimjh
From the Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History BERNAL, RALPH (c1785–26 August 1854), politician. Of Sephardi background, the son of London-based West India merchant Jacob Bernal (d. 1811), he had only the loosest connection with the Jewish community. He was among … Continue reading
3 January 1954 Einstein’s letter on God #otdimjh
Albert Einstein’s religious views have been studied extensively. He said he believed in the “pantheistic” God of Baruch Spinoza, but not in a personal god, a belief he criticized. He also called himself an agnostic, while disassociating himself from the … Continue reading
