A History of Jewish Plymouth (American Heritage)

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Many visitors flock to Plymouth, Massachusetts, each and every year to view the historic landing spot of the Pilgrims. Three blocks from Plymouth Rock is Congregation Beth Jacob’s synagogue. For more than a century, the Jewish community of this coastal New England town has flourished. Even before the established order of the synagogue, inbuilt 1912-13, Plymouth’s history used to be shaped by the Jewish culture. Many colonial New England laws were derived from the Old Testament. The grave marker of famed Governor William Bradford bears an inscription in Hebrew that reads, The Lord is the assistance of my life.” Historian Karin J. Goldstein reveals the lasting have an effect on of the Jewish community on Plymouth’s history and the ways during which it still informs town’s unique identity nowadays.”

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