Tag: New Amsterdam
George Washington Church Plaque Latest Victim of US War over Historic Statues
The parish wrote that the plaque honoring President George Washington made some people feel unsafe and unwelcome!
Shurat HaDin Going After Statues of Anti-Semitic New Amsterdam Governor
Judging historical figures according to our most current social mores is politically beneficial.
Two Founding American Jewish Fathers
"The twenty-three Jews who sailed into New Amsterdam harbor on a September day in 1654 were to found the first Jewish community in what is today the United States.
Jews Settle In New York
In 1654 the Portuguese recaptured the city of Recife, Brazil from the Dutch. This marked the end of the vibrant Jewish community that had flourished under the Dutch beginning in 1630.
Kosherfest 2004 Exemplifies Explosive Success Of Kosher Observance
In 1654, 23 Jews fleeing persecution in Portugal landed on the shores of New Amsterdam.
