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Fri Apr 3 2026

A tiny island, a small minority helped America win its freedom

A display at the Weitzman Museum shows reproductions of letters between Moses Seixas a leader in Newport, Rhode Island's Jewish community, and George Washington, in which the first President affirmed the promise of religious freedom.

There weren't many Jewish people in Colonial America. But when it was time to choose sides, they helped a new nation fight for its freedom.

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