Jews and the American Revolution with Professor Jonathan Sarna

Revolution 250 Podcast

The allure of America with all of its possibilities brought many people to its shores during the Colonial period. Jewish congregations in Savannah, Charleston, Philadelphia, New York, and Newport formed small but important parts of American society. We talk with Professor Jonathan Sarna, the Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University about the impact Jews had on American independence--as soldiers and officers, and as merchants and financiers--and about the impact the American Revolution had on Jews in the United States and beyond. Professor Sarna is the author or co-author more than 30 books on American Jewish history, including American Judaism: A History, which includes a chapter on the Jewish contributions to the Revolution.

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