Posted on 12/29/2003 4:49:54 PM PST by SJackson
Edited on 05/07/2004 6:01:30 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
As 2004 approaches, historians in Delaware and other states are preparing to commemorate the first Jewish people who settled in the American colonies starting in 1654.
The 350th anniversary next year of American Judaism will be a chance for historians to tell a little-known aspect of the nation's history through exhibits, films, television shows and public forums.
(Excerpt) Read more at delawareonline.com ...
Reading this article reminded me of the first time I viewed the fictional account of a young Rabbi selected from a Yeshiva in Poland to travel to America to be the Rabbi of San Francisco in the gold rush era. The Rabbi (Gene Wilder), not the "sharpest knife in the drawer", ends up traveling with a bank robber (Harrison Ford) across country and survives a wealth of mishaps - always buoyed by faith.
"THE FRISCO KID" probably has no basis whatsoever in fact but it is a warm, comical and insightful glimpse into Jewish faith, stubbornness and strength.
I'll look for it.
What? There was no "Road Map" in 1653 America to mandate removal of all Jewish Settlers? Outrageous!
I never saw this documentary, but I have a big framed poster of these guys on my wall because I think this one photo tells such a story. Their names are Adolf and Sam Frankel in Cushing, OK. Adolf Frankel looks like he's gonna kick some @ss.
Solomon Bibo, tribal governor (mayor) of the Acoma Pueblo (New Mexico), the first Jewish Indian Chief in America.
His wife was.
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