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Mordecai Manuel Noah

One of the most influential Jewish Americans of the early 1800s, Mordecai Manuel Noah used his platform to defend Jewish rights, and embarked on an ambitious plan to create a Jewish city of refuge in upstate New York.

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Mordecai Manuel Noah

One of the most influential Jewish Americans of the early 1800s, Mordecai Manuel Noah used his platform to defend Jewish rights, and embarked on an ambitious plan to create a Jewish city of refuge in upstate New York.

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Born in Philadelphia in 1781, Rebecca Gratz founded charities, benevolent societies, and the first Jewish Sunday School in the United States to educate and empower Jewish communities.

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Born in Philadelphia in 1781, Rebecca Gratz founded charities, benevolent societies, and the first Jewish Sunday School in the United States to educate and empower Jewish communities.

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A merchant and politician, Solomon Etting spearheaded a decades' long campaign to abolish a Maryland law that prevented Jewish Americans from holding public office.

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A merchant and politician, Solomon Etting spearheaded a decades' long campaign to abolish a Maryland law that prevented Jewish Americans from holding public office.

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A Polish-born Jewish American, Haym Salomon was a merchant who helped to finance the American Revolution - and ensure a Patriot victory.

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A Polish-born Jewish American, Haym Salomon was a merchant who helped to finance the American Revolution - and ensure a Patriot victory.

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Esperanza Rodríguez

The story of Esperanza Rodríguez demonstrates the danger Jewish people faced throughout the Spanish Empire, and the resilience they showed to keep their faith alive.

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Esperanza Rodríguez

The story of Esperanza Rodríguez demonstrates the danger Jewish people faced throughout the Spanish Empire, and the resilience they showed to keep their faith alive.

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One of the first Jewish settlers to move to New Amsterdam, Asser Levy fought religious discrimination in the city, and paved the way for the Jewish community that would thrive their in the centuries to come.

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One of the first Jewish settlers to move to New Amsterdam, Asser Levy fought religious discrimination in the city, and paved the way for the Jewish community that would thrive their in the centuries to come.

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