A Lively Experiment
A Multireligious Historical Overview of Rhode Island
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| Word about Rhode Island and its "lively experiment" in religious liberty traveled overseas and enticed Spanish and Portuguese Jews who immigrated to Newport, Rhode Island, in 1658. At first, these Jews conducted their religious services and instruction in their homes and rented spaces. When community members died, however, they purchased land for a Jewish cemetery. |
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