ABSTRACT
As most students of American Jewish history are aware, the first Jew of record to live out a career in North America was Asser Levy. Although his story has been researched and recorded in many places, the details and specifics deserve a new look under the microscope of contemporary scholarship. My researches have unearthed at least fifty-two mentions of him in the court records of his day. These court records, in Dutch and in English, should be reexamined, put together, and the full story of this remarkable pioneer put into proper and careful record.
