And the official RI motto emblazoned on our flag is “Hope”. Quite fitting .
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http://www.tourosynagogue.org/history-learning/gw-letter … George Washington's letter to Touro
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Thanks for sharing .
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My pleasure. So proud to be from a state that has been fiercely independent and progressive since the beginning.
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it’s a jewel, in every sense
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more about Touro, its congregation, and Newporthttp://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/touro-synagogue-consecrated-1763/ …
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Is that the one that Washington visited and spoke at? Yes, too lazy to look it up. Thanks
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Michael, you are a National Treasure for all you do. As an author and historian your expertise is always insightful. Your tweets always provide photos and historical information that remain us that facts matter!
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Most importantly, it still has an active congregation.
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And of course, Touro is the congregation George Washington wrote to to tell the Jews of America we’d always be safe here.
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So beautiful. And noteworthy that the Jewish congregation started in Newport, Rhode Island, USA such a long time ago, around three & one half centuries. Even before the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
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On another thread, someone just posted “The New Colossus,” by Emma Lazarus, containing the famous words inscribed on the Statue of Liberty. But it reminded me that she also wrote this:https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45637/in-the-jewish-synagogue-at-newport …
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I hope it has good security
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Gorgeous!
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Beautiful!
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Trump has denigrated Mexicans , Blacks , Women , Jews, Muslims , former POTUS , all Democrats , all of Media , National War Hero's , Movie Stars , Porn Stars , Football Players , Music Artist... and a union boss at Carrier ? Who is Left ?
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