{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"A Haven and a Home: Jews in the New World","description":"Long before Washington\u2019s famous letters to the Jewish communities in Rhode Island and Georgia, Jews were establishing themselves across the New World. To learn more about this period, we\u2019ll take a look at the following questions:  What inspired the messianic spirit of the Jews who settled in the New World? To what extent were Jews involved in the slave trade? When and why did Ashkenazic Jews become the dominant Jewish community in North America?  Recommended Reading: Sarna, Jonathan. American Judaism: A History. Connecticut: Yale University Press, 2019. If you are interested in sponsoring an episode of The Pillars, we invite you to join the Tikvah Ideas Circle by  clicking here. ","author_name":"The Pillars: Jerusalem, Athens, and the Western Mind","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/545566","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42089830\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/42089830"}