TY  - BOOK
AU  - Porwancher,Andrew
TI  - The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton
SN  - 9780691212708
AV  - E302.6.H2 
U1  - 973.4092 23
PY  - 2021///]
CY  - Princeton, NJ : 
PB  - Princeton University Press, 
KW  - Judaism
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Nevis
KW  - History
KW  - 17th century
KW  - Saint Kitts and Nevis
KW  - United States
KW  - Protestantism
KW  - Statesmen
KW  - Religious life
KW  - 18th century
KW  - HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Aaron Burr
KW  - Aaron's rod
KW  - American Jewish Committee
KW  - American Jewish Historical Society
KW  - American Jews
KW  - American Revolution
KW  - Ancient Judaism (book)
KW  - Antisemitic canard
KW  - Antisemitism (authors)
KW  - Antisemitism in the United States
KW  - Antisemitism
KW  - Ashkenazi Jews
KW  - Atlantic World
KW  - Ballot box
KW  - Bar and Bat Mitzvah
KW  - Beth Elohim
KW  - Blue law
KW  - Book of Deuteronomy
KW  - Books of Samuel
KW  - Burr (novel)
KW  - Charles Edward Russell
KW  - Christian Identity
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Constitution
KW  - Continental Army
KW  - Conversion to Judaism
KW  - Daniel Shays
KW  - Deism
KW  - Esquire
KW  - Estado Novo (Portugal)
KW  - Federalist Party
KW  - Francis Lewis
KW  - Funding Act of 1790
KW  - Gentile
KW  - Gertrude Atherton
KW  - Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
KW  - Greenberg
KW  - Haym Salomon
KW  - Hazzan
KW  - Hebrews
KW  - Hudson River
KW  - Inception
KW  - Israelites
KW  - Jacob Katz
KW  - Jewish diaspora
KW  - Jewish education
KW  - Jewish emancipation
KW  - Jewish history
KW  - Jewish holidays
KW  - Jewish identity
KW  - Jewish mysticism
KW  - Jewish name
KW  - Jewish peoplehood
KW  - Jewish prayer
KW  - Jews
KW  - John Avlon
KW  - Jonas Phillips
KW  - Jonathan Sarna
KW  - Joseph Priestley
KW  - Josephus
KW  - Kohen
KW  - Memoir
KW  - Mikveh Israel
KW  - Mikveh
KW  - Mishnah
KW  - Moses Pinheiro
KW  - Mr
KW  - New Nation (United States)
KW  - New York Supreme Court
KW  - New-York Historical Society
KW  - On Religion
KW  - Paganism
KW  - Philip Schuyler
KW  - President of the Continental Congress
KW  - Province of New York
KW  - Province of Pennsylvania
KW  - Puritans
KW  - Quakers
KW  - Rabbi
KW  - Religious test
KW  - Republican Party (United States)
KW  - Ron Chernow
KW  - Sampson Simson
KW  - Sephardi Jews
KW  - Synagogue
KW  - Talmud Torah
KW  - Talmud
KW  - The Federalist Papers
KW  - The Guianas
KW  - Tobias Lear
KW  - Touro Synagogue
KW  - Townshend Acts
KW  - Tribe of Levi
KW  - Whigs (British political party)
KW  - Yeshiva University
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Figures --; Acknowledgments --; Author’s Note --; Introduction --; 1 Genesis --; 2 Exodus --; 3 Revolution --; 4 New York --; 5 Constitutions --; 6 Statesmanship --; 7 Church and State --; 8 Law and Politics --; Epilogue --; Abbreviations --; Notes --; Index; restricted access
N2  - The untold story of the founding father’s likely Jewish birth and upbringing—and its revolutionary consequences for understanding him and the nation he fought to create In The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Porwancher debunks a string of myths about the origins of this founding father to arrive at a startling conclusion: Hamilton, in all likelihood, was born and raised Jewish. For more than two centuries, his youth in the Caribbean has remained shrouded in mystery. Hamilton himself wanted it that way, and most biographers have simply assumed he had a Christian boyhood. With a detective’s persistence and a historian’s rigor, Porwancher upends that assumption and revolutionizes our understanding of an American icon.This radical reassessment of Hamilton’s religious upbringing gives us a fresh perspective on both his adult years and the country he helped forge. Although he didn’t identify as a Jew in America, Hamilton cultivated a relationship with the Jewish community that made him unique among the founders. As a lawyer, he advocated for Jewish citizens in court. As a financial visionary, he invigorated sectors of the economy that gave Jews their greatest opportunities. As an alumnus of Columbia, he made his alma mater more welcoming to Jewish people. And his efforts are all the more striking given the pernicious antisemitism of the era. In a new nation torn between democratic promises and discriminatory practices, Hamilton fought for a republic in which Jew and Gentile would stand as equals.By setting Hamilton in the context of his Jewish world for the first time, this fascinating book challenges us to rethink the life and legend of America's most enigmatic founder
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691212708?locatt=mode:legacy
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780691212708
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