Seixas, Gershom Mendes — (1746 1816) American communal leader. He was the first Jewish minister to have been born in the US. In 1768 he became hazzan of Congregation Shearith Israel in New York. During the American Revolution, he moved 10 Connecticut, and then to… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Gershom Mendes Seixas — (1745 1816) was the first native born Jewish minister in the United States. He was the minister of Congregation Shearith Israel, the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue of New York from 1768 to 1776 and again from 1784 to 1816. Although not an… … Wikipedia
SEIXAS — SEIXAS, family of prominent U.S. communal leaders. GERSHOM MENDES SEIXAS (1746–1816) was the first nativeborn Jewish minister in the United States and one of the most noted of early American Jews. He was the grandson of ABRAHAM MENDES SEIXAS, a… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Seixas — is a common Portuguese surname. It may refer to: *Carlos Seixas Portuguese composer of the 18th century *Gershom Mendes Seixas minister of Congregation Shearith Israel *Francisco Seixas da Costa Portuguese diplomat and former politician *Vic… … Wikipedia
NEW YORK CITY — NEW YORK CITY, foremost city of the Western Hemisphere and largest urban Jewish community in history; pop. 7,771,730 (1970), est. Jewish pop. 1,836,000 (1968); metropolitan area 11,448,480 (1970), metropolitan area Jewish (1968), 2,381,000… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
List of Portuguese Americans — This is a list of notable Portuguese Americans.ListArt/Architecture* William Pereira, (1909 1985), Architect, Cape Canaveral, CBS Television City Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco. cite web| title = William L Pereira at… … Wikipedia
Jewish history in Colonial America — Early settlement= Joachim GansThe first recorded Jew in the Americas was Joachim Gans, an English metallurgist. In 1584, Sir Walter Raleigh recruited him to join an expedition to explore the Virginia territory in hopes of founding a permanent… … Wikipedia
History of the Jews in Philadelphia — The Jews of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania can trace their history back to Colonial America. Jews have lived there since the arrival of William Penn in 1682.Early historyJewish traders were operating in southeastern Pennsylvania long before Penn. The … Wikipedia
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