Touro, Isaac, 1737?-1783
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Touro, Isaac, 1737?-1783
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Surname :
Touro
Forename :
Isaac
Date :
1737?-1783
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1737?
Birth
1783-12-08
8 Dec 1783
Death
There is no definitive date of birth for Touro. Wikidata and the Touro College website list it as 1738; Findagrave and the Touro Family Papers at the CJH list is as 1737
Biographical History
Isaac Touro was a Jewish leader in colonial America. Born in Amsterdam, in 1758 he left for Jamaica. In 1760, he arrived in Newport, Rhode Island to serve as hazzan and spiritual leader of the Jewish community there. Soon after his arrival the congregation built the Touro Synagogue, which is the oldest synagogue in the United States.
When the American Revolution broke out, Touro was a Loyalist, and when the British captured Newport in 1776, he remained in the city. In 1782 he moved to Kingston, Jamaica, where he died in 1783. His sons Abraham and Judah were renowned philanthropists.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124496520
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6077226
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Kingston
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Amsterdam
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Newport
RI, US
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