Luis de Torres, the first Jew in the Americas, accompanied Christopher Columbus on his voyage as a translator in the hopes of encountering descendants of the Lost Tribes of Israel.

Spinoza, a philosopher, had a background connected to Marrano crypto-Jews, and this text delves into the historical context of Marranos.

General Ulysses S. Grant issued an order to expel Jews from areas under his command during the Civil War as he believed it would curb illegal trading, although many non-Jews were also involved in such activities.