And what I gave to him in exchange was a copy of the Father of our country's letter to the Hebrew congregation they wrote in 1789. The Jewish leaders there had written to him and they had concern about their protection in the United States, in this new country of ours. And they asked the president of our country, would their religious freedom be respected. And the president of our country, the father of our country, George Washington, said in his … (40:17–40:25)
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Asserts that Jewish leaders expressed concern about their protection in the early United States.
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