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9 August 1942/ 8 August 2025 – Hebrew Catholics in Israel remember Edith Stein (St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross), Jewish philosopher, Carmelite nun, and martyr in Auschwitz #otdimjh

On this day in 1942, Edith Stein—St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross—was murdered in Auschwitz. Born in 1891 to a devout Jewish family, Stein was a brilliant philosopher, a student of Edmund Husserl, and an early phenomenologist. Born on Yom … Continue reading

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20 January 1889 Birth of Herbert Danby, Christian Hebraist and Friend of the Jewish People #otdimjh

Herbert Danby (20 January 1889 – 29 March 1953) was a Anglican priest and writer who played a central role in the change of attitudes toward Judaism at the start of the twentieth century. He was the Regius professor of Hebrew … Continue reading

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1 January 1897 “To the Jew first” – Hudson Taylor sends donation to John Wilkinson #otdimjh

Happy New Year to all our readers! “On this day in Messianic Jewish history” enters its 10th year – and more than 700 posts. We bring you significant events in the lives of Jewish disciples in Yeshua. How has the … Continue reading

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4 August 1947 10 Points of Seelisberg realigns Christian-Jewish relations #otdimjh

Still reeling from the shock, terror and trauma of the Holocaust, Christians began the painful but much needed task of re-visioning their historic relationship with the Jewish people, renouncing the ‘teaching of contempt’ and recognising the disastrous effects of supersessionism. In … Continue reading

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12 January 1978 Rhineland Evangelical Church pubilshes “Towards Renovation of the Relationship of Christians and Jews” #onthisday #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

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#Onthisday #otdimjh 2 January 1982 World Council of Churches Consultation recognises existence of Messianic Jews in context of Jewish-Christian Dialogue

2 January 1982 Consultation on the Church and the Jewish People (CCJP) of the World Council of Churches adopts Ecumenical Considerations on Jewish-Christian Dialogue. When it met in London Colney, England, in June 1981, the CCJP adopted its final revisions … Continue reading

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