ABSTRACT
There is no dearth of literature on the subject of Jews and the American Revolution. Jewish historians have chronicled the actions of Jewish 69 patriots, described and analyzed the contribution of Jewish financiers and merchants, and even devoted space to the controversial subject of Jewish Tories. But the impact of the American Revolution on American Jews has so far been neglected. 1 Consequently, we know far more about how Jews affected the Revolution than about how the Revolution affected them. 2
