The Hidden Jewish History Inside the American Revolution

    This Jewish merchant in Philadelphia shaped America's ideals of religious freedom.

    Jonas Phillips was a Jewish merchant in Philadelphia whose letters and advocacy shaped America’s ideals of religious freedom.

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