EPISODE · Apr 18, 2025 · 8 MIN
Jewish Arrival - The Tammany Society and 19th Century Jewish History
from cultureNOW Museum Without Walls · host culturenoworg
The Tammany Society, which was a precursor to the Democratic Party, used to meet on Park Row near Pace University. The Tammany Society was pro-immigration and many of its members fought anti-Semitism. At this stop, James Kaplan also discusses important Jewish female writers like Emma Lazarus and Wendy Wasserstein, as well as immigration's influence on the evolution of the Jewish faith.
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Jewish Arrival - The Tammany Society and 19th Century Jewish History
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