Levy, Asser — (d. 1681) Dutch merchant and landowner. He was among the first Jews to arrive in New Amsterdam in 1654, and became the most prominent member of the Jewish community there, defending the rights of the Jews in the New World … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Asher Levy — (? 1680) was the spokesperson of the first Jewish settlement in the United States. They were the twenty three Jews who left Recife, Brazil for New Amsterdam (now known as New York City) in 1654 on board the French ship Sainte Catherine . Levy,… … Wikipedia
Jewish history in Colonial America — Early settlement= Joachim GansThe first recorded Jew in the Americas was Joachim Gans, an English metallurgist. In 1584, Sir Walter Raleigh recruited him to join an expedition to explore the Virginia territory in hopes of founding a permanent… … Wikipedia
LAWYERS — Introduction Although Jews were noted advocates at Brighegua near Toledo, Spain, as early as 1436, and though converted Jews were prominent lawyers in South America in the 17th century, Jews were generally prevented from practicing law in most of … Encyclopedia of Judaism
NEW YORK CITY — NEW YORK CITY, foremost city of the Western Hemisphere and largest urban Jewish community in history; pop. 7,771,730 (1970), est. Jewish pop. 1,836,000 (1968); metropolitan area 11,448,480 (1970), metropolitan area Jewish (1968), 2,381,000… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
List of West European Jews — Apart from France, established Jewish populations exist in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy and Switzerland. With the original medieval populations wiped out by the Black Death and the pogroms that followed it, the current Dutch and… … Wikipedia
Leopold Flameng — Léopold Flameng Pour les articles homonymes, voir Flameng. Leopold Flameng Nom de naissance Léopold Flameng Naissance 22 Novembre 1831 Bruxelles Décès 1911 … Wikipédia en Français
Léopold Flameng — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Flameng. Leopold Flameng Nom de naissance Léopold Flameng Naissance 22 novembre 1831 Bruxelles … Wikipédia en Français
MILITARY SERVICE — Jews served in the national armies of most countries in which they settled. However, in many states they were denied the right to bear arms before the 20th century since they were considered to be second class citizens, not fit to fight for their … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Histoire des Juifs en Lorraine — L’histoire des Juifs en Lorraine tient au caractère spécifique de la région qui est terre d’Empire. Elle remonte peut être à l époque romaine, avec certitude au haut Moyen Âge : la présence de Juifs est attestée à Metz au IXe siècle.… … Wikipédia en Français
