Gershom Mendes Seixas
Birth:
1745, New York, NY, USA
Last documented:
1816, New York, NY, USA
Most known for:
Hazzan of Shearith Israel who safeguarded Torah scrolls during the 1776 evacuation and modeled Western Sephardi civic-religious leadership.
Classification:
Western Sephardi
Migration Routes
The Impact of Migration on Sephardi Identity
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