Judaism in America

This month, Jewish communities across the country…

An episode of the BackStory podcast, hosted by BackStory / Panoply, titled "Judaism in America" was published on April 22, 2016 and runs 58 minutes.

April 22, 2016 ·58m · BackStory

Summary

This month, Jewish communities across the country celebrate Passover, a holiday that marks the end of the Israelites’ enslavement by the Egyptians. Only about 2% of the U.S. population is Jewish, but the influence of American Jews far outweighs their relatively small demographic size. In this episode of BackStory, the Guys explore the history of Judaism in America, from George Washington’s famous letter to the Jewish congregation of Newport, Rhode Island, to efforts to establish a Jewish city of refuge, near Buffalo, New York in the l820’s, and the importance of delis in Jewish American culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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