On the 26th of Tevet the Jews of Sicily required to wear a special badge. The badge consisted of a piece of red material, not smaller than the largest royal seal, men were required to wear it under the chin, and women on the breast.
In Sicily, the external decoration of synagogues was prohibited by Frederick III. on Oct. 12, 1366; in consequence of this law old synagogues that had already been decorated were pulled down.
Sicily is a large island in the Mediterranean Sea, southwest of Italy, to which it. The earliest trace of Jews in Sicily dates from the end of the 16th century, when at the request of the Sicilian Jews, the Roman community complained to the pope of the cruelty of the Christians toward the Jews of the island. Thereupon Gregory the Great ordered the restitution of stolen property or its full monetary value, and strictly prohibited baptism by force. Nothing further was heard of Sicilian Jews until the 11th century. Frederick II. endeavored to save the Jews in Sicily from persecution during the Crusades by the decrees of 1210 and 1224, in which he placed the Jews under ecclesiastical jurisdiction and ordered that no difference be made between their treatment and that of others.
Kosher Corner
A warning that some Israeli produce sold in the U.S. is not under certification and may be problematic, was issued by the Chicago Rabbinical Council (cRc). The cRc warning noted: 'It has come to our attention that produce from Israel, in particular, sweet peppers, is once again being sold in stores. The produce that is exported to the United States usually does not have any hashgacha. Since we must assume that the product does not have any hashgacha (unless you know otherwise) and we are now in a Shmittah (sabbatical for fields in Israel) year, the produce can not be used at all. All produce should be marked with the country of origin, so be careful when making your purchase that they are Kosher.'
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