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Who were the most (and least) Jewish presidents?

JL;DR SUMMARY PJ Grisar offers an intriguing exploration of the Jewish connections and legacies of American presidents, rating them on a playful Jewishness scale. 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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PresidentsJewish HistoryAmerican PoliticsReligious ToleranceAbraham LincolnGeorge WashingtonJohn AdamsMordecai Manuel NoahUlysses S. Grant

Places mentioned

Washington, Washington DC, United States
"A series of presidential portraits from the Presidential Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C."
Newport, Rhode Island, United States
"community outreach, writing a famous letter to the Hebrew Congregation at Newport, R.I."
New York, United States
"1818 consecration of Shearith Israel in New York (Noah delivered the discourse)."

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