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elleng

(130,147 posts)
Wed Nov 25, 2020, 01:09 AM Nov 2020

'A reminder for Thanksgiving. George Washington's famous August, 1790 letter to the Jews of Newport,

RI. He wrote that: “every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and figtree, and there shall be none to make him afraid.” He continued: "For happily the Government of the United States gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens."'

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'A reminder for Thanksgiving. George Washington's famous August, 1790 letter to the Jews of Newport, (Original Post) elleng Nov 2020 OP
"It was all a lie" czarjak Nov 2020 #1
That should apply to everyone; wise words, if only babylonsister Nov 2020 #2
I think it's displayed in Newport's Touro Synagogue catrose Nov 2020 #3

babylonsister

(170,963 posts)
2. That should apply to everyone; wise words, if only
Wed Nov 25, 2020, 01:48 AM
Nov 2020

many people wouldn't point and laugh when they read those words.

Bummer. I'll shut up now.

catrose

(5,048 posts)
3. I think it's displayed in Newport's Touro Synagogue
Wed Nov 25, 2020, 03:41 AM
Nov 2020

Oldest in the country, though they're quick to tell you there are older congregations. While they valued Pres. Washington's words, their attiyude was more of "Trust but verify," ot the other way around. Fleeing the Spanish Inquisition, they built a hiding place underneath the floor, just in case. Later they used it as part of the Underground Railroad.

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