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10 April 1985 LCJE debate on Messianic Judaism #otdimjh
10 April 1985 Bill Currie and Rich Nichol on Messianic Judaism at LCJE Conference The Lasusanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism -North America chapter – devoted time at its conference in Dallas for two papers on Messianic Judaism – from William Currie … Continue reading
9 April 1945 Dietrich Bonhoeffer executed #otdimjh
9 April 1945 Execution of Dietrich Bonhoeffer for his resistance to Hitler and protection of Jews #otdimjh Who stands firm? Only the one for whom the final standard is not his reason, his principles, his conscience, his freedom, his virtue, but … Continue reading
8 April 1927 Warsaw/Budapest Conferences on Jewish Evangelism
8 April 1927 “The Christian Approach to the Jew” Conferences in Warsaw and Budapest #otdimjh 90 years ago an important conference on Jewish evangelism was held in Budapest. Indeed two important conferences were held in 1927: one in Budapest (April 7-13) … Continue reading
7 April 1807 Ridley Haim Herschel born #otdimjh
7 April 1807 Birth of Ridley Haim Herschel #otdimjh Ridley Haim Herschell was founder of the British Society for Propagating the Gospel Among the Jews (now CWI) and the Evangelical Alliance . Herschell was also one of the founders of the Hebrew Christian … Continue reading
6 April 1903 Pogrom scatters Kishinev Messianic Congregation #otdimjh
6 April 1903 Pogrom in Kishinev scatters remnant of Joseph Rabinowitz’s Messianic Congregation #otdimjh The Kishinev pogrom was an anti-Jewish riot that took place in Kishinev, which was back then part of the Bessarabia province of Imperial Russia (currently Chişinău is … Continue reading
5 April 1828 Rosenberg of Turkey Born #otdimjh
5 April 1828 Birth of Rev L. Rosenberg, British Jews’ Society representative for 40 years in Adrianople [Edirne], Turkey Rosenberg, Rev. L., wrote the following brief sketch of himself shortly before he died:—”My parents were by birth Austrian Jews. By occupation … Continue reading
4 April 1891 Adolph Saphir Promoted to Glory #otdimjh
4 April 1891 Death of Adolph Saphir, Hebrew Christian Writer and Preacher #otdimjh SAPHIR, ADOLPH (1831–1891), theologian, born at Pesth in 1831, was the son of Israel Saphir, a Jewish merchant. His father’s brother, Moritz Gottlieb Saphir, was well known as … Continue reading
3 April 1821 Levi Parsons in Jerusalem #otdimjh
3 April 1821 Levi Parsons, American Pioneer, visits Jerusalem Synagogue In November 1819, the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) sent Levi Parsons (1792-1822) and Pliny Fisk (1792-1825) to the Middle East in order to establish a Palestine mission, … Continue reading
2 April 1279 300 Jews Murdered in London #otdimjh
2 April 1279 Blood Libel against the Jews of Northampton leads to murder of 300 Jews in London #otdimjh “The most respectable Jews of London crucified a child on April 2nd” reports Florent de Worcester (Chron. 222), but it is difficult … Continue reading
1 April 1794 Fitzwilliam Museum architect born #otdimjh
1 April 1794 Birth of George Joshua Bassevi, architect of Fitzwilliam Museum #otdimjh Basevi, George Joshua, architect, followed the example of his brother-in-law Isaac Disraeli, in leaving the synagogue in 1817. But it must be stated that no writer expressly asserts … Continue reading
