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1190: King Richard I granted a charter of rights to the Jews of England. 1923: Birthday of Marcel Marceau, great French mime who after his father was captured and killed at Auschwitz, fled to the south of France. Masquerading as a boy scout leader, he led hundreds of Jewish…

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3597 (163 BCE): Two years after the miracle of Chanukah, King Antiochus V granted freedom of religion and political autonomy to the Jews of Israel, reversing the decree of his father prohibiting Torah study, Shabbat observance and circumcision. (Megillat

Mar 21

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3174 (586 BCE): King Tzidkiyahu (Zedekiah), the last king of the royal house of David to reign in the Holy Land, died in exile in Babylonia. He ruled for 11 years, rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar, was captured and languished in the royal dungeon in Babylonia until…

Mar 20

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1933: Birthday of Phillip Roth, American novelist who over his 50-year career, wrote 31 books, and won multiple National Book Awards, PEN/Faulkner…

Mar 19

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Mar 18

1874: Birthday of Stephen Wise, American Rabbi and Zionist leader. After WWI, he worked closely with President Woodrow Wilson and helped obtain his…

Mar 17

2449 (1312 BCE): The beginning of a seven-day inauguration period of the Mishkan, the portable sanctuary used as the Jewish people journeyed through the…

Mar 16

1255: Jews were granted favorable rights by the King of Austria. 1391: Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Seville, Spain and spread rapidly, claiming 50,000…

Mar 15

5547 (1787): Yahrzeit of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk, Chasidic leader widely known as the Noam Elimelech, after the title of the book he authored. He…

Mar 14

3142 (618 BCE): King Uziah was afflicted with leprosy and was forced to abdicate his throne. (1st Century BCE): In a year of drought, Choni Ha-Me’agal’s…

Mar 13

1496: Jews were expelled from Syria. 1862: The US Congress amended the law to permit Jewish clergymen to serve as Army chaplains. 1917: Birthday of…

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