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Ahead of Shabbat250, we take a look at some of the reasons why this milestone holds particular resonance for the nation’s 7.5 million Jews.
By Mendel Braun
In the decades leading up to the revolution, Cuba was home to a diverse and flourishing Jewish community with everything needed to live a full Jewish life.
By Yehuda Altein
Mordechai Sheftall, 1735-1797, the highest-ranking Jew to serve in the American Revolution, was a devout Jew who stood strong in his beliefs and a fiercely patriotic American who suffered for his country.
By Yaakov Landman
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