eSefarad Noticias del Mundo Sefaradi
4 July 2020
In Honor of Attorney James Kaplan, President and Chair of the Lower Manhattan Historical Association, who originated and spearheaded the successful initiative to co-name a New York City street to commemorate the founding of North America’s first temple, Congregation Shearith Israel’s Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue on Mill Street (today’s 26 South William Street), as well as to honor Shearith Israel’s leader and hazzan, Rev. Gershom Mendes Seixas. The new Mill Street Synagogue/Seixas Way is a tangible reminder of the significant contributions of Seixas to the Patriot’s cause and his Congregation’s “to the rise of New York as that most cosmopolitan of American cities.” Ambassador John Loeb was honored at the ceremony with the LMHA & Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York’s Religious Freedom Award. 1st District New York City Council Member Margaret Chin, Shearith Israel’s Rabbi Meir Soloveitchik, and ASF’s President David Dangoor were amongst the speakers.
