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June 21, 2018

Was Alexander Hamilton Jewish?

And did his upbringing affect his attitudes towards Jews and religious tolerance?

It has long been known that Alexander Hamilton was briefly enrolled in a Jewish school in his early years, which were spent on the Caribbean island of Nevis, and that his mother was likely married to a Jewish man. But Andrew Porwancher’s research has led him to the conclusion that Hamilton’s connection to the Jews runs much deeper and influenced his relations with Jews and his attitudes toward religious freedom. In an interview with Arielle Gordon, he explains:

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