During Jewish American Heritage Month, we explore the little-known story of a small group of Jewish merchants in the Caribbean whose outsized contributions to the cause of American liberty helped tip the scales in the fight for independence.
On the lush, windswept island of St. Eustatius, Jewish merchants supplied George Washington’s army with critical contraband and became part of the first international entity to recognize the United States. Their allegiance to the American cause came at great personal cost: targeted by the British, they were stripped of their homes and wealth, torn from their families, driven into exile, and even saw their graves plundered. It is ultimately a story of how these Jews helped win the war—and helped found America.
This webinar features professor Laura Leibman, historian and author, alongside Dan Tadmor, president and CEO of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History. Leibman served as a historical advisor on the Weitzman’s new exhibition, “The First Salute,” which brings this remarkable and often overlooked story to life for visitors at the museum on historic Independence Mall.
Presented by The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History and 70 Faces Media.
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