Saturday, March 14 at 12:15 PM
The decision for colonial Jews to side with the Patriots was not an easy one. Jews living in British colonies met with toleration, acceptance, and more freedom than any other time in the diaspora. This presented a dilemma when the Patriots declared independence. We will use the Franks family of Philadelphia, New York, and London as a case study to explore Jews dual sense of belonging and to understand the ambivalence many of them felt during the Revolution. Professor Pitock is a professor at Drexel University.