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Episode 6·Aug 2, 2026
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.
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Rhode Island and Ratification
How Rhode Island's tradition of religious liberty and distrust of centralized power shaped its reluctant path to ratifying the Constitution.
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The Jews of Georgia
The history of the Sheftall family helps explain why the Jews of Savannah were the first to write to President Washington.
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A Synagogue in Newport
The Touro Synagogue in Newport was near collapse 30 years after its founding, but not before it transformed American history.
