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- Haym Salomon - Wikipedia
Haym Salomon (also Solomon; April 7, 1740 – January 6, 1785) was a Polish-born American merchant best known for his actions during the American Revolution, where he was the prime financier to the Continental Congress Born in Leszno, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Salomon studied finance in Western Europe before emigrating to New York City in 1775 After the American Revolutionary War
- Haym Salomon: The Man Who Financed the American Revolution - A Jewish . . .
Haym’s chessed continued after the war Whenever he met someone who he felt had sacrificed during the war and needed financial assistance, he didn’t hesitate to do whatever he could to help He was also heavily involved in the Jewish community
- How the Jews Saved the American Revolution - Jewish Mag
The war was over The Americans had won with the help of the French But how did the Jews save the American Revolution? If the Jews had not helped turn St Eustatius into a major arms center for the Revolution and if Admiral Rodney had not spent so much time destroying St Eustatius and particularly the Jews, the war might have ended differently
- The Revolutionary War and the Jews - My Jewish Learning
While most other patriotic Jews also left the city, a small number remained behind and, together with the few Loyalist Jews, kept the synagogue open During the war, the congregation was led first by a Tory sympathizer and later by a Jewish Hessian officer who fought with the British and remained after the hostilities ended
- Haym Salomon - The Jew Who Saved The American Revolution
Haym Salomon is more than just one of the most important Jewish Founders, he enthusiastically raised the money which won the Revolutionary War George Washington was prepared to move the Main Army south from New York to join the rest of the Continental Army for the Battle of Yorktown
- The Jew who Financed the American Revolution | Aish
America owes a debt of gratitude to a largely unsung Jewish hero who helped establish the sweet land of liberty in the 1700s Haym Salomon was a patriotic broker who helped finance the American Revolution
- The Jew who saved America in the Revolutionary War
Israel National News Opeds The Jew who saved America in the Revolutionary War The Jew who saved America in the Revolutionary War Haym Solomon, an observant Jew, was a hero of America's 1776
- The Jew Who Saved the American Revolution - LinkedIn
Salomon used his position to help prisoners of the British escape and encourage the Hessians to desert the British war effort After Salomon was released from custody, he continued to work
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