Thursday, September 26, 2024

Rare document by James Madison that shows contributions of polish Jewish financier to American Revolution up for sale

Another conspiracy theory against Jews? His name was not Soros but Salomon. Just kidding!

So there were at two two Polish men prominently involved in support of the American Revolution, Tadeusz Kościuszko and Haym Salomon.

"After 10 years on display at Philadelphia’s Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, a document penned by James Madison linking Jewish financier Haym Salomon to the American Revolution is now for sale.

The document, a sheet from the ledger of Madison, who later became the fourth U.S. president, showed the Virginia delegation’s expenses and receipts during the 1780 Continental Congress. It lists contributions from Salomon, a Sephardic Jewish immigrant from Poland who came to America in 1775 and is considered one of the leading funders of the Revolutionary War effort. ..."


Rare document that shows contributions of Jewish financier to American Revolution up for sale - Jewish Telegraphic Agency "Haym Salomon was also one of the founders and main donors to Mikveh Israel, a Philadelphia synagogue, still active today, nicknamed the ‘Synagogue of the American Revolution.’"

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