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Episode 9·Aug 5, 2026
The Philadelphia Letter and the Legacy of Newport
Washington's letters to American Jews reveal a nation built on both unity and religious difference. Why does the Newport letter loom larger than the rest?
A Letter’s Legacy: Washington, the Founding Presidents, and the Jews·Episode 10·Aug 6, 2026
Longfellow and Lazarus in Newport
Longfellow's elegy for the dead meets Lazarus's hymn to the living—together marking a religious liberty unique to America, and still unfolding.
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Washington in Newport
Washington’s Rhode Island visit reflected the same principle behind his outreach to religious minorities: no member of the Union was too small to belong.
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Rhode Island and Ratification
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The Extraordinary Letter to the Jews of Savannah
Washington's letter to the Jews of Savannah illuminates the theological foundations of America's uniquely warm embrace of its Jewish citizens.
