Jewish Arrival: Shearith Israel Graveyard & the Founding of the State of Israel | James Kaplan

Published: Oct. 7, 2020, 11 a.m.

The Jewish Arrival tour ends at the Shearith Israel Graveyard. While some Jewish communities in New York considered America their new religious home, others wanted to form a Jewish base in Israel. James Kaplan discusses the founding the State of Israel and its roots with the first Jewish immigrants to New York City.