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Through the remarkable story of Abraham Solomon of Glover\u2019s Marblehead Regiment, Rabbi David Meyer\u00a0<\/span>illuminates the often-overlooked role of Jews in the American Revolution and their early struggle for religious\u00a0 liberty and civic equality. Blending history, humor, and heartfelt storytelling, he reveals how Jewish patriots helped shape a nation founded on freedom. This presentation invites the audience to reflect on how <\/span>honoring the past can inspire pride, identity, and connection in the present.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rabbi David J. Meyer is rabbi emeritus of Temple Emanu-El in Marblehead. In his retirement, he has enjoyed learning about and portraying the only known Jewish soldier in Colonel John Glover\u2019s Revolutionary War Regiment (1775 – 76).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Through the remarkable story of Abraham Solomon of Glover\u2019s Marblehead Regiment, Rabbi David Meyer\u00a0illuminates the often-overlooked role of Jews in the American Revolution and their early struggle for religious\u00a0 liberty…","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1953,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-1952","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRabbi David Meyer A Jewish Hero in Glover\u2019s Marblehead Regiment - 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