Hugh of Lincoln Disappears, Setting the Stage for One of The Most Notorious Blood Libels, 1255
On This Day in Jewish History, July 31, 1255 On July 31, 1255, 9 year old Hugh of Lincoln went missing. Nearly 1 month later, on August...
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Nuremberg Receives Permission to Expel its Jews
On This Day in Jewish History: June 21, 1498 On this day, 1498, King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor Maximillian I, Issue Decree;...
French King Louis Decrees Jews Must Wear Yellow Badge
On This Day in Jewish History: June 19, 1269 . On this day, 1269, King Louis IX of France imposed a decree for Jews to wear a yellow...
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...
Erfurt Massacre, 1349
On This Day in Jewish History: March 21, 1948 https://www.instagram.com/p/CMsmyb_rzgR/ On this day, 1349, 3,000 Jews were killed in the...
The Strasbourg Massacre, 1349
On This Day in Jewish History: February 14, 1349 . https://www.instagram.com/p/CLSneKHrcMi/ On this day, 1349, the Strasbourg Massacre of...
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...
Meyer Grunberg
Rambam's Yahrzeit: Tevet 20, 4965
On This Day in Jewish History: Tevet 20, 4965 https://www.instagram.com/p/CJoyeI6L8F0/ . #onthisday, 4965 (1204 CE), one of the greatest...
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...
King Charles VI of France Expels Jews from France, 1394.
On This Day in Jewish History: September 17th, 1394 https://www.instagram.com/p/CFP3ozbF5GL/ #onthisday, 1394, King Charles VI of France...
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...
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...
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...
Expulsion of Jews in Breslau, Germany, 1360
On This Day in Jewish History: July 25th, 1360 https://www.instagram.com/p/CDFmtinlreX/ . Jews in Breslau, Germany were expelled once...
Meyer Grunberg
The Disputation of Barcelona Begins, 1263
On This Day in Jewish History: July 20th, 1263 https://www.instagram.com/p/CC3pBLclIMb/ . . A precursor to the Inquisition, The...
Edward I Signs the Edict of Expulsion, 1290
On This Day in Jewish History: July 18th, 1290 https://www.instagram.com/p/CCzpnNJl4rK/ . . Edward I signed the Edict of Expulsion,...
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...