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Monthly Archives: March 2016
22 March 1377 Gerson, Valensi and Biton declare fait in Yeshua #otdimjh
22 March 1377 David Gerson, Mosse Valensí and Isaach Biton baptized in Besalú, Spain #otdimjh This was before the inquisition, and during a time of prosperity and success for the Jews ofBesalú. What was it that motivated these three to become … Continue reading
21 March 1694 Father accused of son’s murder for belief in Jesus #otdimjh
21 March 1694 Death of Shim’on Abilis and murder charges brought against his father #otdimjh Seventeenth century Prague was not an easy place for the Jewish people. Confined to the ghetto, under pressure from the counter-reformation and oppressive imperial power, pressure … Continue reading
20 March 1800 Birth of scholar Gottfried Bernhardy #otdimjh
20 March 1800 Birth of Gottfried Bernhardy, Classical Scholar and Man of Letters #otdimjh Gottfried Bernhardy (20 March 1800 – 14 May 1875), German philologist and literary historian, was born at Landsberg an der Warthe (now Poland) in the Neumark. Bernstein … Continue reading
19 March 1497 Portugal’s Forced Conversions and Expulsions #otdimjh
19 March 1497 Forced Conversion and Expulsion in Portugal #otdimjh On March 19, 1497 (the first day of Passover) Jewish parents in Portugal were ordered to take their children, between the ages of four and fourteen, to Lisbon. King Manoel, in … Continue reading
18 March 1996 Kabbalah says “yes!” to Yeshua #otdimjh
18 March 1996 Symposium on Christian Kabbalah – Jewish mystical tradition with faith in Yeshua #otdimjh The Kabbalah (lit. “tradition”, transliterated as Kabalah, Cabbalah, etc) has fascinated Christians over the centuries and is used by some Messianic Jews today in their … Continue reading
17 March 1842 Jewish bishop ordains missionary to moslems
17 March 1842 Bishop Michael Solomon Alexander of Jerusalem ordains Pioneer Missionary to Moslems Posted on March 17, 2015by richardsh Bishop Alexander’s first year in Jerusalem was busy. His first ordination was of John Mühleisen, who worked with CMS in Ethiopia, … Continue reading
16 March 1190 Jews of York Massacred #otdimjh
16 March 1190 York’s Clifford Tower masacre – worst antisemitic attack in the UK #otdimjh At the foot of Clifford’s Tower a plaque marks the darkest chapter in the history of York’s Jewish community. The plaque reads: On the night of Friday … Continue reading
15 March 1473 Riots and expulsion from Cordoba #otdimjh
15 March 1473 Three days of rioting leads to expulsion of Jews from Cordoba Tensions arose in Córdoba, the city of Maimonides,the great rabbi, diplomat, philosopher and doctor of two centuries before, when the Moslem rulers allowed the flourishing of … Continue reading
14 March 1932 Political Journalist Benno Karpeles baptised #otdimjh
14 March 1932 Benno Karpeles, political journalist and activist, baptised #otdimjh Benno Karpeles (1868- 1938) was an Austrian politician, publicist and editor. Formerly a writer on the staff of the “Arbeiter-Zeitung,” a Socialist newspaper in Vienna, he is little known today. … Continue reading
13 March 1873 Death of John Christian Reichard #otdimjh
13 March 1873 Death of John Christian Reichardt, Translator of LSPCJ Hebrew New Testament #otdimjh Just before the close of this Period the London Mission sustained a further heavy loss by the death on March 13th,1873, in the 70th year of … Continue reading
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