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The Jews of Brownsville, Brooklyn, fought back when a principal at a public school taught about sectarian views.

As the search for a place for Jewish refugees to settle continued, the Dominican Republic expressed a willingness to accept refugees into its borders.

Isaac Harby petitioned his synagogue for changes in the Shabbat service, introducing a spirit of reform in American Judaism.

The Drachman family played a very important role in the foundation of Jewish life in 19th century Arizona.

Boston's most prominent 18th Jewish citizen, Hays set a high standard for civic leadership and charity.

In 1887, Congregation Kahal Adath Jeshurun (KAJ) of New York City opened the doors of its monumental new synagogue on Eldridge Street, on New York's Lower East Side.

Mordecai Manuel Noah tried to found a Jewish colony on Grand Island until the Jews regained possession of the Holy Land.

The AJHS was founded to document the many contributions Jews have made in America.

Rabbis and Jews argued for a five-day work week in order to be able to observe Shabbat.

Minnie Low was a thinker well ahead of her time.