Isaac Touro

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Isaac Touro was an 18th-century Jewish religious leader and hazzan in colonial America, best known as the spiritual leader associated with the historic Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish religious leader
cantor
hazzan
person
affiliation Touro Synagogue NERFINISHED
associatedBuilding Touro Synagogue NERFINISHED
associatedWith Sephardic Jewish congregations in colonial America
early Jewish community of Newport, Rhode Island
history of Jews in the United States
centuryOfActivity 18th century
countryOfResidence United States (colonial America) NERFINISHED
culture American Jewish history NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Jews
surface form: Jewish people
hasNameInLanguage Isaac Touro NERFINISHED
heritage Jewish
historicalPeriod colonial era of the Thirteen Colonies
knownFor association with the historic Touro Synagogue in Newport
notableFor being an early Jewish religious leader in colonial America
spiritual leadership at Touro Synagogue
notableWork religious services at Touro Synagogue
occupation hazzan
religious leader
placeOfActivity Newport, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
colonial America
positionHeld hazzan of Touro Synagogue
spiritual leader of Touro Synagogue
religion Judaism
religiousRole cantor of a synagogue
leader of a Jewish congregation
residence Newport, Rhode Island NERFINISHED

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Touro Synagogue namedAfter Isaac Touro
Touro Synagogue significantPerson Isaac Touro