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On the small island of St. Eustatius, the Jewish community turned the tide of the American Revolution

JL;DR SUMMARY The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia is exhibiting 'The First Salute,' which highlights the significant role the Jewish community of St. Eustatius, a small Caribbean island, played in the American Revolution. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish HistoryCultural HeritageArtifactsAmerican RevolutionJewish MerchantsCaribbeanWeitzman MuseumSt. EustatiusFirst SaluteGeorge Rodney

Places mentioned

CuraƧao
"The spice box (left) is one of the oldest items in collection of the Jewish Museum inCuraao."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"The First Salute, a new exhibit at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia."
Saint Kitts and Nevis
"Royal Navy Admiral George Rodney imprisoned more than 100 Jewish men, and, less than 24 hours later, deported nearly a third of them to St. Kitts, an island in the West Indies."

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