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Washington's rebuke to bigotry : reflections on our first president's famous 1790 letter to the Hebrew congregation in Newport, Rhode Island
- Title
- Washington's rebuke to bigotry : reflections on our first president's famous 1790 letter to the Hebrew congregation in Newport, Rhode Island / Adam Strom, Dan Eshet, and Michael Feldberg, editors.
- Publication
- [Brookline, Massachusetts] : Facing History And Ourselves, [2015]
- ©2015
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | *PXY 16-3525 | Schwarzman Building - Dorot Jewish Division Room 111 |
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- Description
- 320 pages : illustrations (some color); 23 cm
- Summary
- George Washington's 1790 Letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island, a foundational document in the history of religious freedom in the United States, embodies a vision of religious harmony that remains deeply pertinent in our increasingly diverse society. In Washington's Rebuke to Bigotry, scholars from across the disciplines use the letter as a springboard to engage with important and timely questions regarding religious freedom, religious diversity, and civic identity.
- Subject
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 > Relations with Jews
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- 1700 - 1799
- Jews > United States > Politics and government > 18th century
- Religious tolerance > United States
- Religion and politics > United States
- Freedom of religion > United States
- Jews > Politics and government
- Relations with Jews
- Religion and politics
- Religious tolerance
- United States
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Call Number
- *PXY 16-3525
- ISBN
- 1940457114
- 9781940457116
- OCLC
- 911498618
- Title
- Washington's rebuke to bigotry : reflections on our first president's famous 1790 letter to the Hebrew congregation in Newport, Rhode Island / Adam Strom, Dan Eshet, and Michael Feldberg, editors.
- Publisher
- [Brookline, Massachusetts] : Facing History And Ourselves, [2015]
- Copyright Date
- ©2015
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Chronological Term
- 1700 - 1799
- Added Author
- Washington, George, 1732-1799. Correspondence. Selections.Strom, Adam.Eshet, Dan, 1961-Feldberg, Michael, 1943-Hebrew Congregation (Newport, R.I.)
- Research Call Number
- *PXY 16-3525