1745 - 1816
Gershom Mendes Seixas American
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| First Name |
Gershom
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| Middle Name |
Mendes
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| Last Name |
Seixas
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1744
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| Died |
1816
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| Religion |
Jewish
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| Nationality |
American
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Gershom Mendes Seixas (January 15, 1745 – July 2, 1816) was the first native-born Jewish religious leader in the United States. An American Patriot, he served as the hazzan of Congregation Shearith Israel, New York City's first Spanish and Portuguese synagogue, for about five decades. 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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