All posts tagged "Jewish-American history"
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6.9KbostonMary Antin, Poster Child for Letting Immigrants Into America
Mary Antin wrote a poem praising George Washington just a few years after she arrived in Boston a poor, 13-year-old Russian Jew...
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8.5KCrime and ScandalBoston Riots Once Every 3 Years — for Centuries
Boston riots during the 18th century happened so often you could have called the town Riot City. Between 1700 and 1764, 28...
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95.3K56ConnecticutThe Secret History of New England’s Sundown Towns
“Whites Only Within City Limits After Dark” reads the faded road sign, an artifact on display at the Tubman African American Museum...
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18.7KArts and LeisureAdrian, The Hatmaker’s Son Who Dressed America
Adrian is known as the man who designed the most famous shoes on the planet, but he also deserves credit for padding...
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16.7KArts and LeisureEd Ames, Ukrainian Boy from Malden, Gets Longest Television Laugh Ever
Ed Ames, best known for playing Mingo on the Daniel Boone television series in the 1960s, was actually a Ukrainian Jew from...
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32.7K4ConnecticutThe Story of How Hebrew Almost Became the Official U.S. Language
Just after the American Revolution, an English essayist named William Gifford reported that some Americans planned to substitute Hebrew as the official language...
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