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786 - 809 HARUN EL RASHID (Persia)
An Abbasid Caliph. His rule marked the zenith of Abbasid power. Jews and Christians did not fare well under his rule.
786 PUENTE CASTRO (near Leon, Spain)
One of the oldest tombstones in Spain attests to the existance of a
significant Jewish community in northern Spain. "The tomb of Mar (an
important title) Jacob bar Rabbi Isaac who was murdered... in his 45th
year" was written on it. A number of other tombstones were found in the same
area.
787 EMPRESS IRENA (Byzantine Empire)
Decried the practice of forced conversion. With clerical support, she called for conversion only of those who voluntarily confessed and rejected Judaism and its "customs and pursuits".
787 CHARLEMAGNE (Carolingian Empire)
Brought Kalonymos, a Jewish scholar, his family and his nephew from Luica
to Mayence. Kalonymos strove to improve Jewish and general culture in
France and Germany.
789 SUNDAY
Was declared a day of rest as well as a holy day, thus further separating Christianity from any contact with Judaism.
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