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Episode 16·Aug 13, 2026
The Rejoinder of Benjamin Nones
A religious Jew who served in the Revolution and the bravery he displayed.
A Letter’s Legacy: Washington, the Founding Presidents, and the Jews·Episode 17·Aug 14, 2026
A Commencement and an Inauguration
Two speeches reveal the equality and embrace Jews found in early America—and the biblical roots of that welcome.
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Federalists and Democratic Republicans
Jefferson and Adams clash over faction and the Sedition Acts as America's first political parties take shape.
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A Remarkable Dinner
A dinner among unlikely guests carries the same story of civic equality that Washington had already set in motion.
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Adams, Jefferson, and the French Revolution
Jefferson saw the French Revolution as heir to 1776. Adams saw it as a betrayal of the American Revolution's principles.
