From the earliest days of this Nation. the Jewish community has been a vital and creative part of our pluralistic society. Like so many other nationality and religious groups that came to the shores of America. the Jewish people came because they believed that this land of ours offered an opportunity to earn a decent living. to preserve ones own traditions. and to worship God in freedom. Since 1654. when the first Jewish people. refugees from the Inquisition. arrived in what was then called New Amsterdam. they have enriched immeasurably our culture. giving it some of its finest and most brilliant scholars. musicians. and writers. In politics and public service. the Jewish community has given us giants like Cardozo. Brandeis.
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