The first recorded Jewish immigrant to America, Dutch Jew Jacob Barsimson, arrived in New Amsterdam on th ...
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1654: First Jewish Immigrant Arrives in North America
1654: First Jewish Immigrant Arrives in North America
The first recorded Jewish immigrant to America, Dutch Jew Jacob Barsimson, arrived in New Amsterdam on this day in 1654. The port city of New Amsterdam was at the time under Dutch colonial rule and wa ...