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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

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7 July 1850 Rabbi Eliezer Lauria ordained in Jerusalem #otdimjh

Lauria, Rabbi Elieser, was one of several Rabbis who became Christians in Jerusalem in the first half of the nineteenth century. [Bernstein] He was baptized by Bishop [Rabbi Michael Solomon] Alexander in 1843, whereupon he was forced by the Jewish … Continue reading

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10 February 1840 Nicholayson and Hillier lay the Foundations of Christchurch, Jerusalem #otdimjh #onthisday

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, of whom 5,000 were in the Holy City. He spoke very highly … Continue reading

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