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SOZ Adult Education Lecture Series Part I: Thomas Jefferson and the Jews
Sun, Nov 10
|Congregation Sons of Zion
Registration is Closed
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Nov 10, 2019, 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Congregation Sons of Zion, 378 Maple St, Holyoke, MA 01040, USA
About The Event
Did Thomas Jefferson know any Jews? It is highly probable he could have encountered Dr.John de Sequeyra, a highly respected physician and the first full time Jewish resident in the colony of Virginia. And Jefferson would certainly have been aware of those patriotic Jews who became engaged in the American War for Independence, and while our ambassador in Paris, he would have heard discussions concerning the emancipation of the Jews of France. This lecture will seek to draw together these and other significant issues surrounding Jefferson, the Jews, and religious freedom and tolerance.
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