On April 19, 1775, the Patriots won the first Battles of Lexington and Concord
By Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS
On this day in history, April 19, 1775, we marked the 246th anniversary of the launch of the American Revolution with the Battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. In those battles, where the “shot heard round the world,” American rebels surprised the British regulars taking up arms and winning against the mighty Redcoats. If 1776 had the spirit of independence for Americans, Americans had the spirit for war in 1775. When the thirteen colonies decided to rebel against Britain, fighting for their rights and liberties, most of the 2,500 colonial Jews joined in the fight hoping their liberties would be extended and they would be granted political equality.
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Senator Chuck Schumer is the most successful American Jewish politician, if we absent Judah Benjamin. Louisiana elected Judah Benjamin to the Senate in 1852. He was one of Slavery’s most eloquent supporters and became Attorney General, Secretary of War and Secretary of State of the Confederate States. Benjamin was an American traitor who fled the U.S. for Great Britain at the end of the civil war. We also know him for being the largest Jewish slave owner in American history. I wish we could excommunicate him. (Poor Baruch Spinoza, right? He gets kicked out of the tribe for helping people see while Benjamin remains.) Forget him. I want to talk about the largest Jewish slave owning f