Today's list covers some 1,950 years of Jewish history. People have been trying to ostracize, isolate, and destroy us for a long time . . . BUT we're still here and we ain't going nowhere.
Today's list covers some 1,950 years of Jewish history. People have been trying to ostracize, isolate, and destroy us for a long time . . . BUT we're still here and we ain't going nowhere. Remember and do not forget that on this day, July 20 . . . -In 70, during the Siege of Jerusalem, Titus, son of Roman Emperor Vespasian, storms the Fortress of Antonia north of the Temple Mount. The Roman army is drawn into street fights with the Zealots. -In 1031, 59-year-old King Robert II of France dies. During his reign he “conspired with his vassals to destroy all the Jews who would not accept baptism” and inspired mob violence against the Jews. -In 1648, during a three-day massacre in Starodub, Russia, 12,000 Jews are slaughtered by the Cossack hordes of Bogdan Chmielnicki. -In 1889, effective today, Coney Island’s Brighton Beach Hotel announces that it will completely exclude members of the “Hebrew Race” as guests. The hotel is following the policy adopted by Messers Cable and Bre...