George Washington, European Jewry, and the Promise of Tolerance without Fear
“Every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig tree and there shall be none to make him afraid.”
January 15, 2016
George Washington, European Jewry, and the Promise of Tolerance without Fear
“Every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig tree and there shall be none to make him afraid.”
In the wake of the stabbing in Marseille of a Jewish teacher, the leader of the Jewish community has cautioned against wearing kippot in public. Citing this episode, Elliott Abrams recalls George Washington’s letter to the Jews of Newport in which the president expressed his hope that “the children of the stock of Abraham who dwell in this land continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other inhabitants—while ‘every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig tree and there shall be none to make him afraid’ [Micah 4:4].”
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