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American Jewish Heroes
Paving the Path for a Spiritual Haven in a Foreign Land
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Renowned as a cherished rabbi, he played a pioneering role in establishing Chabad in the USA.
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A Jewish American Hero
Washington wrote to Robert Morris saying he would need $20,000 to finance the campaign. Morris responded that there was simply no money or even credit left. Washington simply wrote, “Send for Haym Salomon.”
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Judah Touro was a Jewish philanthropist who gave generously to Jewish and non-Jewish causes in the US, the Holy Land, and beyond.
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19th-century rabbi’s great-great-grandson comes to help for the holiday and dig into his roots
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Mordechai Sheftall, 1735-1797, the highest-ranking Jew to serve in the American Revolution, was a devout Jew who stood strong in his beliefs and a fiercely patriotic American who suffered for his country.
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