This episode of Adventures in Jewish Studies examines the experiences of Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews who migrated to various American colonies in the late seventeenth century, such as Georgia, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and South Carolina.

The article discusses how the current societal divisions in America, particularly around issues like the pandemic response, can be traced back to the distinct cultural and political philosophies of the original British colonial populations that settled in different regions of the United States.