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16 February 1956 Harry Wolfson honoured #otdimjh
16 February 1956 Harry Wolfson honoured at National Conference of Christians and Jews Harry Wolfson was the greatest scholar of Jewish thought of his generation, and although he was not a believer in Yeshua, understood Christian thought better than most … Continue reading
15 February 1809 CMJ founded #otdimjh
15 February 1809 Founding of CMJ, Oldest Protestant Mission to the Jewish people Gidney records It was resolved on February 15th, 1809, “That in future this Society shall be denominated the London Society for the Promotion of Christianity amongst the … Continue reading
14 February 1349 St Valentine’s Day Massacre sees 900 Jews burnt alive #otdimjh
14 February 1349 St Valentine’s Day Massacre in Strasbourg sees 900 Jews burnt alive From Ha’aretz On February 14, 1349 – St. Valentine’s Day – the Jewish residents of Strasbourg, in Alsace, were burned to death by their Christian neighbours. … Continue reading
12 February Auto da Fe in Seville(1481) and Toledo (1486) #otdimjh
12 February Auto da Fe in Seville(1481) and Toledo (1486) On February 12, 1481 in Seville twelve conversos were burned alive for allegedly practicing Judaism in the first recorded Auto da Fe (Act of Faith). On February 12, 1486 In Toledo some … Continue reading
11 February 1955 Bruno Hussar founds Neve Shalom#otdimjh
11 February Bruno Hussar founds the Work of St James (Neve Shalom) 1955 and issues Statutes of the Association (1956) Two related events in the history of Jewish believers in Yeshua, mark February 11. First, the granting of permission from the Latin … Continue reading
10 February 1840 Christchurch, Jerusalem, foundation laid #otdimj
10 February 1840 Nicholayson and Hillier lay the Foundations of Christchurch, Jerusalem Gidney reports: According to the Rev. W. R. Fremantle, subsequently the revered Dean of Ripon, who visited Jerusalem at this time, there were about 12,000 Jews in Palestine, … Continue reading
9 February 418 Severus of Minorca’s letter on the Conversion of the Jews #otdimjh
9 February 418 Letter of Severus, Bishop of Minorca, on the Conversion of the Jews The Letter of Severus on the Conversion of the Jews is an important and ancient text describing Jewish-Christian relations in the fifth century, when Judaism … Continue reading
8 February 1814 Paul Caspari born #otdimjh
8 February 1814 Birth of Paul Caspari, Norwegian scholar, theologian and missiologist Carl Paul Caspari (8 February 1814 – 11 April 1892) was a Norwegian neo-Lutheran theologian and academic. He wrote several books and is best known for his interpretations … Continue reading
7 February 1413 Joshua HaLorki launches the Tortosa Disputation #otdimjh
7 February 1413 Joshua HaLorki launches the Tortosa Disputation Bernstein waxes lyrical and gives an uncritical account of this infamous disputation and its consequences: Joshua Halorki was born in Spain in the latter part of the fourteenth century, at Lorca, … Continue reading
6 February 1991 Death of Haim Haimoff Bar-David #otdimjh
1991 Death of Haim Haimoff Bar-David, , Pioneer of the Israeli Messianic Movement Menachem Benhayim said of Haim Haimoff: Among the pioneers of the modern revival of a Messianic presence within Israel linked to Yeshua, the Bar-David family are unique. … Continue reading
