The Forgotten Jews of the American Revolution
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In Part 1, Yael and Schwab explore the surprising role Jews played in America’s Revolutionary War. From Chaim Solomon’s critical financial support to Gershom Mendes Seixas bringing his congregation into exile in Philadelphia, their stories reveal how Jewish Americans helped shape the founding era and tested the new nation’s promise of religious freedom from the very…
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