The Grandees: America’s Sephardic Elite by Stephen Birmingham
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Overview: The true story of the first Jewish immigrants to the New World, their private society and stunning success, and their lasting impact on contemporary America
In 1654, twenty-three Jewish families arrived in New Amsterdam (now New York) aboard a French privateer. They were the Sephardim, members of a proud orthodox sect that had served as royal advisors and honored professionals under Moorish rule in Spain and Portugal but were then exiled from their homeland by intolerant monarchs. A small, closed, and intensely private community, the Sephardim soon established themselves as businessmen and financiers, earning great wealth. They became powerful forces in society, with some, like banker Haym Salomon, even providing financial support to George Washington’s army during the American Revolution.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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