Seixas, Gershom Mendes, 1745-1816
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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