The Grandees by Stephen Birmingham

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/2961 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Grandees Author: Stephen Birmingham Narrator: Mel Foster Format: mp3 Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins Release date: 07-02-19 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 42 ratings Genres: Cultural & Regional Publisher's Summary: In 1654, 23 Jewish families arrived in New Amsterdam (now New York) aboard a French privateer. They were the Sephardim, members of a proud orthodox sect that had served as royal advisors and honored professionals under Moorish rule in Spain and Portugal but were then exiled by intolerant monarchs. A small, closed, and intensely private community, the Sephardim soon established themselves as businessmen and financiers. They became powerful forces in society, with some, like banker Haym Salomon, even providing financial support to George Washington's army during the American Revolution.