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George Washington
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September 25, 2024, 8:09 am
Rare document shows Jewish financier’s role in American Revolution
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Kagan: US ‘political liberty’ led to Supreme Court
Jewish justice invokes Yiddish-speaking grandparents during reading of George Washington’s famed letter on religious liberty
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George Washington letter to go back on display
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