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 350 Years of the American Jewish Experience
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In September,1654, 23 Jews arrived in the port of New Amsterdam. They had fled Recife, Brazil, when the Spanish took over there. When they got to New Amsterdam, Governor Peter Stuyvesant tried to expel them. He failed. Only in America explores the progress of American Jews from these 23, to today's community of six million. Listen to the programs (stream MP3s):
The series will air on public radio stations throughout 2007 and 2008. KCRW (Santa Monica/LA) aired the Lower East Side program on September 11, 2007. The rest will air in December. WNYC (AM 820) (New York City) aired all six from September 16-21, 2007.
Producers: Larry Josephson, Sarah Elzas and Sara Porath
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