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	Select an Archives Section: JP Archives: Glimpses Into American Jewish History 80 Archived Articles Found in Glimpses Into American Jewish History Next 20 Articles > 21) Posted Mar 03 2010 Building And Dedication Of The Newport Touro Synagogue By Dr. Yitzchok Levine The January installment of Glimpses Into American Jewish History discussed the early Jewish settlement of Newport, Rhode Island.Even as the Newport Jewish community developed, its numbers were always small, especially compared to Jewish communities today. Indeed, despite growth during the middle part of the 18th century, there were probably never more than 100 Jews residing in Newport. Read Article 22) Posted Feb 03 2010 Ezra Stiles And The Jews Of Newport By Dr. Yitzchok Levine The Rev. Ezra Stiles was born on November 29, 1727 in Connecticut and graduated from Yale University in 1746. He then studied theology at Yale and was ordained in 1749. After working as a tutor at Yale for a year, he began some mission work among the Indians. In 1752 he was forced to give this up due to ill health. He turned to the study of law and in 1753 took the attorney's oath. He practiced law in New Haven until 1755, whereupon he returned to the ministry, accepting the position of pastor of the Second Congregational Church in Newport, Rhode Island, serving there from 1755 until 1777. Read Article 23) Posted Dec 30 2009 The Early Jewish Settlement Of Newport By Dr. Yitzchok Levine In 1636 Roger Williams, after having been banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for what were considered radical religious views, settled at the tip of Narragansett Bay. He was joined by twelve other settlers at what he named Providence Plantation, due to his belief that God had sustained him and his followers. Read Article 24) Posted Dec 02 2009 The First Rabbi In America (Part II) By Dr. Yitzchok Levine Last month we discussed how Rabbi Abraham Joseph Rice came to America in 1840 and became the rav of the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation (Congregation Nidchei Yisroel). Rav Rice was the first ordained Orthodox rabbi to settle in North America. Read Article 25) Posted Nov 04 2009 Abraham Rice: First Rabbi In America By Dr. Yitzchok Levine The first Jews arrived in North America in 1654. What is not so well known is that the first qualified rabbi to settle here, Rabbi Abraham Rice, did not arrive until 1840. One might refer to the first 186 years of American Jewish history as the "Reverend and Cantorial Age," since such men, as well as some laymen who possessed better than average Jewish educations, served as the leaders of the various Jewish communities during that period. Read Article 26) Posted Sep 30 2009 Mordecai Sheftall - Revolutionary War Patriot By Dr. Yitzchok Levine In Savannah, Georgia, there is a memorial to the American Revolution called Battlefield Memorial Park. One of the markers there is for Colonel Mordecai Sheftall. Read Article 27) Posted Sep 02 2009 Rabbi Simon Joshua Glazer (Part III) By Dr. Yitzchok Levine In two earlier articles we traced the life and rabbinical career of Rabbi Simon Glazer until 1918. Rav Glazer was a rare individual in that he was a secularly educated European trained Orthodox Rov who spoke and wrote English fluently. Read Article 28) Posted Aug 05 2009 Rabbi Simon Joshua Glazer (Part II) By Dr. Yitzchok Levine The first part of the life of Rabbi Simon Joshua Glazer was sketched in last month's Glimpses column. In his youth Rabbi Glazer received a first class Torah education. At the age of 18 he was ordained by Rabbi Alexander Moshe Lapidus, a lifetime friend of Rav Yisroel Salanter. In 1897 Rabbi Glazer immigrated to America where he devoted himself to mastering the English language and acquiring secular knowledge. Read Article 29) Posted Jul 01 2009 Rabbi Simon Joshua Glazer: Early 20th Century Wordsmith By Dr. Yitzchok Levine Virtually all of the rabbonim who came to America during the latter part of the nineteenth century did not speak English. A few did master the language and become proficient at speaking and writing it; one of these was Rabbi Simon Joshua Glazer, who did more than just learn to speak and write in English - he also acquired a substantial secular education. Read Article 30) Posted Jun 03 2009 Early Jewish Religious Observance In New York By Dr. Yitzchok Levine In 1927 Captain N. Taylor Phillips1 delivered an address before Congregation Shearith Israel in New York in which he recalled some of the history and traditions of early New York American Jewry. His recollections give fascinating insight into Jewish religious life in America when the community was still in its infancy. Read Article 31) Posted Apr 29 2009 N. Taylor Phillips: Scion Of One Of America's First Jewish Families By Dr. Yitzchok Levine Naphtali Moses Taylor Phillips, generally known as N. Taylor Phillips, was a descendent of one of America's first Jewish families. His great-great-great grandfather, Dr. Samuel Nunes (Nunez) Ribeiro and his great-great grandmother, Zipporah were among the first group of Jews to arrive in Savannah, Georgia in 1733. Zipporah married David Mendes Machado, who served as the chazzan of Congregation Shearith Israel in New York from 1737 until his passing in 1747. Read Article 32) Posted Apr 01 2009 Naphtali and Josephine Phillips By Dr. Yitzchok Levine Naphtali Phillips, the ninth child of Rebecca Machado and Jonas Phillips, was born in New York on October 19, 1773. His great-grandfather was Dr. Samuel Nunes Ribeiro, an escapee from the Portuguese Inquisition1 who became one of the first Jewish settlers of Savannah, GA.2 His maternal grandparents were Zipporah Nunes and David Mendes Machado.3 David Machado also escaped from the Inquisition in Portugal and served for a number of years as the chazzan and Torah teacher of Congregation Shearith Israel in New York. Read Article 33) Posted Mar 04 2009 Orthodox In The 'Wild West': Samuel Abraham and Miriam Kobey By Dr. Yitzchok Levine It was in 1859, according to the Central City Colorado History & Historic Facts website, that "John Gregory discovered 'The Gregory Lode' in a gulch near Central City. Within two weeks, the gold rush was on and within two months the population grew to 10,000 people seeking their fortunes. Read Article 34) Posted Feb 04 2009 Gershom Kursheedt And Sir Moses Montefiore By Dr. Yitzchok Levine Read Article 35) Posted Dec 31 2008 The Man Who Brought Judah Touro Back To Judaism By Dr. Yitzchok Levine Last month's column sketched the life of Judah Touro (1775-1854), who became immensely wealthy after his move to New Orleans in 1802, using his fortune to support many causes and individuals. Read Article 36) Posted Dec 03 2008 Judah Touro: Legendary Philanthropist By Dr. Yitzchok Levine [Judah] Touro's name will always be numbered among the foremost in the annals of American philanthropy. Read Article 37) Posted Nov 05 2008 Was The 'Rabbi' Really A Missionary? By Dr. Yitzchok Levine The story of Jacob Mayer is one of the most bizarre in the annals of American Jewish history. In order to understand how such a thing could have occurred, one must keep in mind that for many years America was a Jewish free-for-all. Read Article 38) Posted Oct 01 2008 Bringing Torah Education To Baltimore By Dr. Yitzchok Levine There are those who have the foresight to establish institutions that leave a lasting impression on Klal Yisrael. One such man was Rabbi Abraham Nachman Schwartz, who founded Yeshiva Torah ve-Emunah Hebrew Parochial School in Baltimore. Read Article 39) Posted Sep 03 2008 The Founding of the Rabbi Jacob Joseph School By Dr. Yitzchok Levine "In 1901 a few individuals who wished to give their own children an intensive Jewish Talmudical education, engaged one Hebrew teacher and one English teacher, and opened a school under the name Beth Sefer Tifereth Jerusalem (Glory of Jerusalem School). Read Article 40) Posted Jul 30 2008 The Character Of Rabbi Jacob Joseph By Dr. Yitzchok Levine When RJJ passed away, he was survived by his wife, Esther Rachel[i], his son Raphael, and two daughters, Mrs. Anna Brody and Mrs. S. R. Schultz. 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