January 8, 2026
George Washington, the Jews, and the Future of Faith in America
Though the Jews of America were few at the founding, George Washington nevertheless engaged them in a correspondence of striking moral and political significance.
Though the Jews of America were few at the founding, George Washington nevertheless engaged them in a correspondence of striking moral and political significance. Attending carefully to these exchanges reveals Washington’s understanding of the American experiment, the aspirations Jews invested in it, and the enduring lessons this encounter offers for the place of faith in the republic.
