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Haym Salomon (April 7, 1740 – January 6, 1785) was a Polish-born American merchant best known for his actions during the American Revolution, where he was the prime financier to the Continental Congress.
The publication of an English translation of the Siddur helped shape Jewish-American Identity. Pinto was deeply involved in the relevant political problems of colonial America. He wrote main articles that promoted independence from Britain that gave him influence in the debate about Independence. This influence resulted in Pinto signing the Non ...
David Daniel "Mickey" Marcus (February 22, 1901 – June 10, 1948) was a United States Army colonel, later Israel's first General, who was a principal architect of the U.S. military's World War II civil affairs policies, [1] [2] including the organization of the war crimes trials in Germany and in Japan.
Warren Adler, novelist and short story writer, known for The War of the Roses [2] Mary Antin, memoirist, author of The Promised Land [3] [4] Molly Antopol, short story writer, 2014 National Book Award nominee [5] Jacob M. Appel, novelist (The Man Who Wouldn't Stand Up) and short story writer (Einstein's Beach House) [6]
Blessings of Freedom: Chapters in American Jewish History. New York: American Jewish Historical Society. ISBN 0-88125-756-7. Friedman, Saul S. (1998). Jews and the American Slave Trade. New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers. ISBN 0-7658-0660-6. The Historical Research Department of the Nation of Islam (1991). The Secret Relationship ...
The third one was having baptized his son according to Jewish law. [ 6 ] [ 3 ] According to historian Boleslao Lewin, the charges were likely based on at least partially fabricated evidence; [ 2 ] : 294 nevertheless, Alonso was tortured until he confessed, and was subsequently burnt at the stake.
The Colonial American Jew, 1492–1776: Volume I, II, and III. Detroit: Wayne State UP, 1970; Israel Jacobson: The Founder of the Reform Movement in Judaism. Cincinnati: The Hebrew Union College Press, 1972. The American Jewish Woman, A Documentary History. Hoboken, NJ: Ktav 1981. To Count a People: American Jewish Population Data, 1585 ...
Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot, often called The Patriot, is a 1957 orientation film produced by Paramount Pictures and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. As of 2014, it is the longest-running movie, having been shown continually at the Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center since March 31, 1957.