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Jews played a surprising role in America’s Revolutionary War, from Chaim Solomon’s critical financial support to Gershom Mendes Seixas bringing his congregation into exile in Philadelphia. In part 1, Yael and Schwab explore what their stories reveal about how Jewish Americans helped shape the founding era, and how the new nation’s promise of religious freedom and citizenship was tested from the very beginning.
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Summary and Sources:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15pU3SbYQ8gHrUNBropQ54zj2GUwvLBkH9OGr1TGugbY/edit?usp=sharing
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