Seixas, Gershom Mendes, 1745-1816
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Gershom Mendes Seixas was the first native-born Jewish religious leader in the United States. The first American Jewish clergyman to deliver sermons in English, Mendes Seixas became known for his civic activities as well as his defense of religious liberty, participating in the inauguration of President George Washington and helping found King's College, the precursor of New York City's Columbia University.
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | New York Times Company records. Arthur Hays Sulzberger papers, 1823-1999 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Jewish community of Norwalk, Conn., collection, 1725-2006. | Jewish Historical Society of Lower Fairfield County | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Seixas Family, undated, 1746-1911, 1926, 1939 | American Jewish Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Manuscript collection, [ca. 1683-1970]. | Congregation Shearith Israel (New York, N.Y.) |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
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| referencedIn | Seixas Family papers : Mixed archival material 1829, 1834, c.1839, 1846, 1867. | Université d’Ottawa, University of Ottawa |
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Birth 1745-01-15
Death 1816-07-02
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