Jewish American History-Museum exhibit-Builders of America

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On December 15, 1791, 10 Amendments are proposed for the constitution of the United States. They are collectively known as the Bill of Rights.

The first of these amendments proclaims that congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.

Religious freedom becomes law; and a long, long journey begins to modern times and the translating of legality into reality. President Washington leads in that direction.
20b.gif (22070 bytes) "May the
children of
the stock of
Abraham
who dwell
in this land
continue to
merit and
enjoy the
good will
of the other
inhabitants…"
G. Washington
Haym Solomon Stands eternally linked with Robert Morris, George Washington, and Washington’s declaration: "...The government of the United States which gives to bigotry no sanction to persecution no assistance…"
Nation building goes on: Internal American attitudes slip and slide; internationally, forms of government begin to change and their policies of tolerance and/or repression change, causing great changes in Jewish immigration patterns; assimilation is present; American Jewish religious practices begin to change…

Now is a logical point for review before continuing this pictorial history of the American Jewish Diaspora.

There are many books in print which provide a satisfactory base for review thinking. One of these books is "The American Jewish Experience," printed by Holmes & Meier.  Phone: 1-800-698-7781.

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