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America at 250: Why Washington’s promise to US Jews still matters - opinion

George Washington promised that this Republic would “give to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance.” May we prove worthy of that promise for the next 250 years.

|ByWILLIAM C. DAROFF
An illustrative image of George Washington's head on Mount Rushmore.
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America at 250: What the Founding Fathers can teach us about fighting antisemitism - opinion

After being elected as president, Washington stated that Article VI of the Constitution nullified any such religious discrimination. Jews were equal under the Constitution.

|BySHLOMO SLONIM
Thousands of Jewish and Israeli Americans participate in the annual Israel Day Parade, the world’s largest pro-Israel parade, on May 31, in New York City. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who did not attend the march, is the first New York mayor not to do so.PremiumPremium

Is the golden age of Jews in America ending? - opinion

As America marks 250 years, Jews celebrate a remarkable partnership while confronting new questions about its future

|ByDAVID HARRIS
THE STATUE of Liberty Hanukkah Lamp by Manfred Anson on display at the Statue of Liberty Museum, 2019.

Exhibits, marches, celebrations: How American Jewish orgs are marking 250 years of independence

The big birthday is breathing new life into old debates over religious freedom, such as the one that took place around President Donald Trump’s recent national prayer rally.

|ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA

Revisiting history

Brad Meltzer pens his first nonfiction work, covering the secret plot to kill George Washington.

JANUARY 17, 2019ByOLINE H. COGDILL / THE SUN SENTINEL
A 1784 painting by Charles Willson Peale titled ‘George Washington at the Battle of Princeton.’

Fight over oldest U.S. synagogue heads to the Supreme Court

It is the latest development in a years-long property dispute between Jeshuat Israel and Shearith Israel, the nation’s oldest congregation.

JUNE 16, 2018ByJTA
Touro Synagogue, Newport Rhode Island, Interior

Travel Trends: What I see in Washington

This is one city where even a smattering of American history will enhance the visit of a tourist, foreign or domestic.

JANUARY 8, 2018By BEN G. FRANK
The most conspicuous object seen from all parts of the city is the Capitol Building crowned by a bronze statue of Freedom

Inherently American to be pro-Israel

Washington’s treatment of the Jewish people was something that had a much larger affect than just on his country.

AUGUST 17, 2017ByBENJAMIN GLATT
Washington Crossing the Delaware, December 25, 1776, by Emanuel Leutze, 1851.