Alhambra Decree is Set, 1492
On This Day in Jewish History: March 31, 1492 https://www.instagram.com/p/CNGd4zcLT8N/ We’ve all heard of Columbus sailing the ocean...
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Spain's King Phillip II Decrees Inquisition in Peru, 1569
On This Day in Jewish History: February 7, 1569 https://www.instagram.com/p/CLAjkncr-d7/ . #onthisday, 1569, the Spanish Inquisition...
Disputation of Tortosa Begins, 1413
On This Day in Jewish History: February 7, 1413 . On this day, 1413, the Disputation of Tortosa begins, forcing Jews living in Catalonia...
Passing of Famed Jewish Pirate, Samuel Pallache, 1616
On This Day in Jewish History: February 4, 1616 https://www.instagram.com/p/CK5JuQGLPVW/ . #onthisday, 1616, the famed Jewish pirate and...
Jamaican Jews Granted Equality, 1831
On This Day in Jewish History: December 19, 1831 https://www.instagram.com/p/CJADNiMLGfM/ . #onthisday, 1831, Jamaican Jews (who had...
Spain Voids Alhambra Decree (Expulsion of 1492), 1968
On This Day in Jewish History, 1968 https://www.instagram.com/p/CI4IDOlrKc7/ . #onthisday, 1968, 476 years after its declaration, the...
Meyer Grunberg
Newport Touro Shul; Oldest in America, is Dedicated, 1763
On This Day in Jewish History: December 2, 1763 https://www.instagram.com/p/CIT4_T9rarw/ . #onthisday, 1763, the oldest synagogue in...
Tomas de Torquemada, Man Most Responsible for Spanish Inquisition Dies, 1498
On This Day in Jewish History: September 16th, 1498 https://www.instagram.com/p/CFNE21JFRbD/ #onthisday, Tomas de Torquemada, first Grand...
Dom Pedro I Declared Brazilian Independence from Portugal, 1822
On This Day in Jewish History: September 7th, 1822 https://www.instagram.com/p/CE127AdFPTA/ #onthisday, 1822, Dom Pedro I declares...
Portuguese & Spanish Jews Establish Synagogue in Paramaribo, Suriname, 1685
On This Day in Jewish History: November 5, 1685 https://www.instagram.com/p/CHObDmjLe6I/ . #onthisday, 1685, Jews of Suriname (mostly...
Meyer Grunberg
"Holy" Tribunal of the Inquisition is Established, 1478
On This Day in Jewish History: November 1, 1478 https://www.instagram.com/p/CHDw-esL5PR/ . #onthisday, 1478, The Tribunal of the Holy...
Isaac Simon
Passing of Emma Lazarus, 1887
On This Day in Jewish History: November 19, 1887 https://www.instagram.com/p/CHyvOu6Ltnz/ . . #onthisday, 1887, author and Jewish rights...
Book Recommendations 2020
A lot of what we create has been influenced by the books we've read at the @two.tall.jews_show. So, we figured why not share some of the...
The Alhambra Decree Takes Effect, 1492
On This Day in Jewish History: July 31st, 1492 https://www.instagram.com/p/CDUNQI9Fmr_/ . . Jews had to leave Spain before facing forced...
Pope Paul III Brings the Inquisition to Portugal, 1547
On This Day in Jewish History: July 16th, 1547 https://www.instagram.com/p/CCtnlRIF97A/ . . On this day, the Bull Meditatio Cordis was...
Queen Regent María Cristina de Borbón Abolishes the Spanish Inquisition, 1834
On This Day in Jewish History: July 15th, 1834 https://www.instagram.com/p/CCq3GQjlqs5/ . . Pictured here is Queen Regent María Cristina...
Pope Paul IV Issues a Discriminatory Papal Bull, 1555
On This Day in Jewish History: July 14th, 1555 https://www.instagram.com/p/CCoWyRcl3gU/ . . Pictured here is Pope Paul IV. . Today, he...
Meyer Grunberg
24 Waglonloads of Talmudic Volumes Burned, 1242
On This Day in Jewish History: June 17th, 1242 🔥📚 https://www.instagram.com/p/CBis09PlZVT/ At the order of the Church & King Louis IX,...