LoginThey Came for Good - A History of the Jews in the United States - Present at the Creation, 1654-1820 - Region 1
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The story of Jews in America is told in "Present at the Creation 1654-1820," the first installment of a series that was shown on PBS, They Came for Good. Beginning with the arrival of 23 Brazilian Jews who fled persecution and arrived unwelcome at the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam in 1654, the story involves a number of heroic figures who fought for the rights of Jews to own property and practice their religion in the New World. One such colonist, Asher Levy, whose name is memorialized on several landmarks in New York City today, was a successful merchant who fought against being treated as a second-class citizen.
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Manufacturer: Shanchie Records
Release date: 1 April 2001
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0016351098498 UPC: 016351098498
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Release date: 1 April 2001
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0016351098498 UPC: 016351098498
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