Haym Salomon, a Sephardic Jew from Poland, is the largely unknown benefactor of the American Revolution. Immigrating to the American colonies just before the outbreak of the War of Independence, Salomon used his unique business and language talents to outwit British forces several times, and used his brokerage business to fund the final Battle of Yorktown. But the American Revolution was not the only cause he believed in; Salomon also left behind a legacy of building and strengthening the Jewish community in the newly formed United States of America

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:35 Haym Salomon’s origins
01:04 Lead up to the American Revolution
01:31 Jews in the American colonies
02:39 Siding with revolutionaries fighting for liberty
03:25 Financing the rebel army
03:45 Arrest for espionage
04:02 Interpreter for the British
04:30 Helping rebels escape British custody
04:45 Escape from death sentence
05:16 Launching a brokerage firm
06:40 George Washington sends for Salomon
06:58 Funding the Battle of Yorktown
07:19 Financing the new American government
07:41 Advancing the Jewish American community
08:19 Death and debt of Haym Salomon
08:53 Other Jews in the American Revolution

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