Photo: Touro Synagogue and gardens. The oldest synagogue in America, built in 1763, it is an active synagogue and is located in the historic district of Newport, Rhode Island. Credit: Zellner55; Wikimedia Commons.

Early Jewish Immigrants Sought Religious Liberty in America

By Jane Cook on November 29, 2023

Jane Cook writes about President Washington’s 1790 letter to the Jewish congregation in Newport affirming America’s commitment to freedom of religion... (Read More)

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