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Walter Greenspan <[log in to unmask]>
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A LISTSERV list for discussions pertaining to New York State history." <[log in to unmask]>
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The denization of Luis Moses Gomez on April 18, 1705 by Queen Anne, Queen of 
England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith," was an 
important step in the gradual civil acceptance of Jews in colonial American society.

The home of the Gomez family in Marlboro, NY (about an hour's drive north of 
NYC) is the oldest extant Jewish homestead in North America.

For the complete article, "The Making of a Jewish Citizen" by Michael 
Feldberg, please go to:

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/jewish/history1.php3

Michael Feldberg is the director of the American Jewish Historical Society.

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