Moses Seixas
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Moses Seixas was a prominent early American Jewish leader and merchant best known for his 1790 letter to President George Washington affirming religious liberty, which prompted Washington’s famous reply to the Touro Synagogue.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Moses Seixas canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Jewish leader
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merchant ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island
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Touro Synagogue NERFINISHED ⓘ early American Jewish history ⓘ religious liberty in the United States ⓘ |
| contextOfActivity |
early United States republic
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post-Revolutionary War America ⓘ |
| correspondent | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| date | 1790 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Seixas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
advocate of religious liberty
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representative of the Jewish community of Newport ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
religious freedom
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separation of church and state ⓘ toleration of all religions ⓘ |
| heritage | Sephardic Jewish ⓘ |
| influenced | George Washington's 1790 letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
1790 letter to President George Washington affirming religious liberty
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role in early American Jewish community ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Hebrew Congregation in Newport
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Touro Synagogue congregation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | George Washington's letter to the Hebrew Congregation at Newport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork | Letter to President George Washington on behalf of the Hebrew Congregation in Newport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
merchant
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religious leader ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Newport, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
officer of the Touro Synagogue congregation
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warden of the Hebrew Congregation in Newport ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | Newport, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | author of address from the Hebrew Congregation to President George Washington in 1790 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
scholarship on American religious liberty
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studies of early American Jewish communities ⓘ |
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