American Jews
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The Ballad of Old Mordecai
Abraham Mordecai was the first Jew in Alabama, and played a large part in the state's and the United States' early history.
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The Courage and Fidelity of a Jewish-American Civil War Hero
Frederick Knefler was a Hungarian-born Jew who not only adopted America as his home, but became an American hero during several battles of the Civil War.
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Reviving the Jewish Spirit
The first Jewish justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, Louis Brandeis was also a staunch Zionist who argued for the establishment of a Jewish state.
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Lessons from Israel’s First US Ambassador
James McDonald, who served as the first American envoy to the fledgling Jewish state, understood the importance of fighting anti-Semitism.