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Most of the foundation of Islam, however, he holds to be built on Jewish bases. To him, the presence of important Jewish colonies in Arabia is due to massive migration of Israelites from the North. [8] Torrey also believes that the Muslim ablution practices were based on Jewish customs. [9] Torrey held [10] that
Schwartz, Laurens R. Jews and the American Revolution: Haym Salomon and Others. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 1987. ISBN 978-0899502205. Wiernik, Peter. History of the Jews in America: From the Period of the Discovery of the New World to the Present Time at Google Books. New York: Jewish Press Publishing Company, 1912. LCCN 12-25267
Steve Stern, novelist and short story writer whose work draws heavily on Jewish folklore and the immigrant experience; winner of the National Jewish Book Award [110] Harvey Swados, novelist and essayist [30] Judd L. Teller, writer, historian, poet. [111] Jonathan Tropper, novelist [112] Leopold Tyrmand, writer [113] Leon Uris, novelist [114]
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 ...
Francis Salvador (1747 – 1 August 1776) was an English-born American plantation owner in the colony of South Carolina from the Sephardic Jewish community of London; in 1774, he was the first professing Jew to be elected to public office in the colonies when chosen for the Provincial Congress.
Mark A. Gabriel (born December 30, 1957) is an Egyptian-American lecturer and writer on Islam who lives in the United States.He is the author of five books critical of Salafi Islam, including Islam and Terrorism, Islam and the Jews, and Journey into the Mind of an Islamic Terrorist.
Studies in American Jewish History: Studies and Addresses. Cincinnati: The Hebrew Union College Press, 1969. 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 ...
These Jewish colonists were the largest group of Jews ever to sail on one vessel for North America in colonial times, wrote Jacob R. Marcus in his study of The Colonial American Jew. They brought with them "a sefer Torah , with two cloaks , and a circumcision box, which were given to them by Mr. Lindo, a merchant in London, for the use of the ...