by hadassah | Sep 13, 2017 | American Presidents
1786 In a letter to John Jay, Thomas Jefferson wrote 1786 American Presidents Thomas Jefferson: Years of President: 1801–1809 In a letter to John Jay, Thomas Jefferson wrote “We took the liberty to make some enquiries concerning the ground of their pretensions...
by hadassah | Sep 13, 2017 | American Presidents
President John Adams: 1797–1801 1818 American Presidents President John Adams: 1797–1801 President John Adams in a letter to Major Mordecai Noah wrote: “I really wish the Jews again in Judea, an independent nation.” Source (Insert Source) What do you want to...
by hadassah | Sep 12, 2017 | American Presidents
President Martin Van Buren: 1837-1841 1840 American Presidents President Martin Van Buren: 1837-1841 State of the Union Address: President Martin Van Buren expressed concern for the plight of Jews in the Ottoman Empire. He called it “the most anti-Semitic of...
by hadassah | Sep 11, 2017 | American Presidents
1867 America Presidents Mark Twain 1867 America Presidents Mark Twain In his book, Innocents abroad (Published 1869), Mark Twain wrote about his travels in Palestine: “There is not a solitary village throughout its whole extent [valley of Jezreel] — not for 30...
by hadassah | Sep 11, 2017 | American Presidents
President Benjamin Harrison: 1889-1893 – Concerning Pogroms in Russia “This Government has found occasion to express in a friendly spirit, but with much earnestness, to the Government of the Czar its serious concern because of the harsh measures now being...
by hadassah | Sep 5, 2017 | American Presidents
September 1905 President Theodore Roosevelt September 1905 American Presidents President Theodore Roosevelt: 1901-1909 “This cartoon illustrates the traditional thesis that the Jewish migration from Pale of Settlement was caused by the pogroms. It shows a...
