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350Th Anniversary of Jews in America HERITAGE Newsletter of the American Jewish Historical Society VOL.2 NO.1 SPRING 2004 350th Anniversary of Jews in America Jewish Rights in 1654 First Jewish Feminist Vindication of a Patriot Baseball Stories Justice Cardozo Nice Jewish Boy from Krypton American Jewish Historical Society 2003-2004 Gift Roster Over $250,000 Mayor Michael Bloomberg Isaac and Ivette Davah Helen Portnoy Richard A. Eisner Ruth and Sidney Lapidus Roger Blumencranz Betty and Robert David Irving W. Rabb Benjamin Feldman Genevieve and Justin L. Wyner Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Burstein Richard and Rosalee Davison Dina Recanati Kenneth First Marshall Dana Dommert Phillips, LP Richard Reiss Joan and Aaron Fischer $100,000 + Douglas Durst Dr. and Mrs. Ronald I. Dozoretz Robert S. Rifkind Hilda Fischman Barbara and Ira Lipman Dinah A. and Uri Evan Jack A. Durra Rizzoli Intnl. Publications Inc. Richard Foreman Marion and George Blumenthal Andrew Farkas Sharon Ann Dror David Rockefeller Alan J. & Susan A. Fuirst Anne E. and Kenneth J. Bialkin Richard Fuld Sybil and Alan M. Edelstein Mrs. Frederick Rose Philanthropic Fund The Gottesman Fund Victor Elmaleh Frances and Harold S. Rosenbluth Rita and Henry Kaplan $25,000 + Don Garber Mr. and Mrs. Richard England Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Rosenthal Bernard Friedman National Foundation for Jewish Rob Glazer Charles Evans Doris Rosenthal Ellen Friedman Culture Shep Goldfein Eli N. Evans Chaye H. and Walter Roth Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Ganek Len Blavatnik Dr. Jerome D. Goldfisher Dinah A. Evan Joan and Alan P. Safir Philip Garoon and Family Citigroup Foundation Richard N. Goldman Geraldine Fabrikant Arnold Saltzman Rabbi David Gelfand Ted Cutler Milton M. Gottesman Robert Fagenson Ricky Sandler Robert Gendelman Edith and Henry Everett Sally and Robert D. Gries David Finn Harvey Schulweis Leonard Ginsberg David S. Gottesman Hadassah Martin S. Foont Charles and Lynn Schusterman Carol and Avram Goldberg Linda and Michael Jesselson William B. Harrison Dr. Charlotte K. Frank Family Foundation Jay S. Goodgold Edward H. Linde Hemisphere Financial Services Helmut N. Friedlaender Bernard Schwartz Leonard Goodman Sandra C. and Kenneth D. Peter M. Holt Pam and George Friedman Cipora and Philip Schwartz Felice W. and David M. Gordis Malamed Joseph and Rae Gann Charitable Robert and Linda Friedman Sherwood M. Schwartz Professor Howard L. Greenberger Robert E. Nederlander Trust Mark T. Gallogly Batia and Shaul Shani Greenberger Family Fund Harriet and Steven Passerman Clair and Richard Lesser Joe R. Gerson Benjamin Shapell Ira Greenblatt Yvonne and Leslie M. Pollack Shari B. and Harold J.Levy Mark Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. Arie L. Shapiro Robert S. Gruber James Ratner Maurice Maloof Rae and William M. Ginsburg Ralph and Shirley Shapiro Estelle M. Guzik Louise P. and Gabriel Rosenfeld Guy Metcalf Eugene M. Grant Shelby Shapiro Shirley and Dick Jaffee Nancy F. and David P. Solomon Leonard Milberg Mr. and Mrs. Burton G. Greenblatt Isadore Sharp Henry Kaplan Joan and Dr.Herbert Schilder Larry Miller Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grunwald Barry Shrage Ronald Kaye Dianne and Joseph M. Steinberg Thomas Moran Louise Grunwald Herbert J. Siegel Frances R. Kallison Dianne B. and David J. Stern Judith and Arthur Zankel Emanuel Michael Gruss John R. Silber Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kamen Mr. and Mrs. Sanford I. Weill Indiana Pacers Sports David Haas Sidney B. Silverman Samuel and Nancy Ann Stern Daniel Wyner and Lorna Stokes Entertainment Stephen L. Hammerman Alan B. Slifka Karetsky The Morton Foundation Jamie and Jeffrey Harris The Smotrich Family Foundation Jerome S. Karr $10,000 + Betsy Plevan Philanthropic Fund Kenneth and Marisa Starr Lynn Korda Kroll S. Daniel Abraham Irene and Arnold J. Rabinor Susan T. and Charles E. Harris Ken and Nancy Stein Nancy and Jeffrey Lane Elsie and M. Bernard Aidinoff Sheila Johnson Robbins Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hascoe Miriam and Morton M. Steinberg Harold S. Larkin Maurice Amado Foundation Zita Rosenthal Michael Heisley Judith S. and Berton Steir Bernard Laterman Edgar Bronfman Jack Rudin Fanya Gottesman Heller Jeffrey M. and Susan K. Stern Marta Jo Lawrence Stanley Cohen Faye G. Schayer Donald Hewitt Jerome L. Stern Marlene Lefell Ric Clark Ivan G. Seidenberg John Heyman Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stern The Lemberg Foundation Fred Drasner Alan H. (Bud) Selig Arthur B. Himmel Vera Stern Lawrence S. Levine Alan Elkin Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Speyer Abigail Kursheedt Hoffman Joel W. Sternman Howard Levinson Estate of Abram V. Goodman Mr.and Mrs. Ronald Stanton Irwin Jacobs Suzanne Last and Richard Stone Bonnie Lipton Stephen and Myrna Greenberg Fred Stein Millicent and Leon A. Jick Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. Richard J. Lubasch Donald Hamburg Mitchell Steir Amos and Matt Kaminski Tananbaum Betty Ann Miller Susan and Roger Hertog Charlotte and Theodore Teplow/ Deborah B. and Abraham J. Karp Harold and Nikki Tanner Nancy F. Neff Erica Jesselson Stone Charitable Foundation Rosalie Katz Ethel and Ronald Taub Augustus K. Oliver Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Vivendi Universal Entertainment Mr. and Mrs. Gershon Kekst Mr. and Mrs. Theodore H. Teplow The Esther and Seymour Padnos Greater Boston Leo Wasserman Foundation Thomas H. Kennedy Arnold Thaler Foundation Renee and Daniel R. Kaplan Craig E. Weatherup Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Kenner Malcolm Thomson Kate C. Paley S. J. Kaplan Kelly Schein and Efrem Weinreb Roman Kent Laurence and Billie Tisch David Pincus Mr. and Mrs. Norman B. Leventhal Josh Weston Andrew Klein Thomas I. Unterberg John F. Poster Leonard Litwin Mr. and Mrs. James D.Wolfensohn Norman Klein Marc A. Utay Stephen B. Potter Deborah B. Marin Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Wyner Robert Klein Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell M. Waife Lt. Col. James N. Pritzker Gilbert Lang Mathews Judy and Arthur Zankel Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Sue R. and Felix Warburg Susan Quebbeman Sir Deryck C. Maugham Klingenstein Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wechsler Sheila Johnson Robbins Jean-Marie Messier $1,000 + Mr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Kowaloff Norbert Weissberg Edythe Roland Miramax Film Corp. Constance and Harvey M. Krueger Elizabeth Graham Weymouth Charles J. Rose Thomas Moran Arlene Alda Herbert Allen Betsy and Donald Landis John C. Whitehead Daniel E. Rothenberg Ruth G. and Edgar J. Nathan III Roy Lapidus Stephen M. Wynne Mark Rubin National Basketball Association Ira and Mary Lou Alpert Walter Anderson The Honorable Frank Lautenberg Toni P. and Stuart B. Young Richard Savitt National Hockey League Leonard A. Lauder Hedy Davis Kaye Zankel Jaynie Schultz Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert Appel Mr. and Mrs. Henry Arnhold Philip Lax Gary A. Zimmerman Dorothy Shapiro George Noble Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Leeds Joan and Stuart Schapiro Ann and Jeffrey S. Oppenheim Mr. and Mrs. Robert Arnow J. Leiter Bamberger, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Leighton $500 + Alan G. Schwartz Lionel Pincus Robert L. Lenzner Alan B. Slifka Muriel K. and David R. Pokross Judy and Ronald Baron JoAnn G. Abraham Mr. and Mrs. Alan Batkin Leon Levy Richard S. Abramson Edward L. Steinberg Nancy T. Polevoy The Martin R. Lewis Charitable Larry S. Steingold Joel Press Mr. and Mrs. Howard Berkowitz Caroline and Stephen Adler Barbara and Barry Berlin Foundation Arthur S. Ainsberg Louise B. Stern Peter G. Peterson Nancy A. Lieberman Daniel Stoltzman Mr. and Mrs. James Ratner Philip Bleich Richard Aronson Elana and Aryeh Bourkoff Sandra H. and Norman Liss Louis H. Barnett Alan Talpalar Patrick and Chris Riley Ambassador John L. Loeb Jr. Paul Tannenbaum Ambassador and Mrs. Felix Eran Broshy Jack Bendheim Michael Budman Earle I. Mack Norman S. Benzaquen United Jewish Communities Rohatyn Abraham E. Margolin Bradley J. Wechsler Donald L. Saunders Milton L. Cail Abraham Biderman Roger M. Cassin Mr. and Mrs. Morris Mark Lawrence S. Blumberg James L. Weinberg Stanley Snider Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Mark Mr.and Mrs. Lawrence Jay Louise B. Stern Ezra Chammah Anne and Milton C. Borenstein Debrah Lee Charatan Carol and Arthur Maslow Bernice Brandmark Weinberg Steve Snow Martin E. Messinger Paul J. Weinstein Wally Schwartz Hilda Clayman Judith Brodsky Naomi W. Cohen Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and David and Helen Gurly Brown Joseph T. Yurcik Francesca and Bruce Slovin Mortuaries Lawrence and Carol Zicklin Jerry Speyer Faye F. and Sheldon Cohen Howard Cash Arthur Cohn Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Metz Clive Chajet Merryl Tisch Mr. and Mrs. Jack Nash Donald Trump Dr. Peter F. Cohn Arnold Cohen This list reflects donations Colgate-Palmolive Company Beth Nash Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Cohn Adele and Ronald S. Tauber Misher and Allen Ereich Norman throughJanuary 2004. We Elizabeth Young The Colburn Family Foundation Dave Coskey Susan B. and David M. Corbin Nancy Offit Mr. and Mrs. Gerald B. Cramer extend our thanks to the $5,000 + Lester Crown Jeffrey S. Oppenhein Denis Cronin many hundreds of other Joseph F. Cullman, 3rd Marcy and Stanley Pantowich Judith Darmstadter wonderful donors whose G. Allen Andreas Mr. and Mrs. Maurice S. Paprin Joan P. and Ronald C. Curhan Charles M. Diker names do not appear here. Eleanor and Walter Angoff Judith Darsky Mr. and Mrs. John J. Pomerantz Lawrence Eichler HERITAGE A letter from Newsletter of the the President, American Jewish Historical Society Sid Lapidus CONTENTS VOLUME 2 ~ NUMBER 1 • SPRING 2004 Asser Levy: America’s First Crusader for Jewish Rights pg 11 Whether you are receiving Heritage for the first time or are an old friend Vindication of an American of the American Jewish Historical Society, I think you will find this issue an Jewish Patriot pg 12 exciting one. 2004 marks the 350th anniversary of permanent Jewish settlement in The First American Jewish North America. In 1654, a group of 23 Jewish men, women and children Feminist pg 13 seeking refuge after the Portuguese conquest of Brazil landed at the Battery, just a few miles from our present site on West 16th Street in Society Honors Jews in Manhattan, in the then-Dutch colony of New Amsterdam.
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