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Constructed of Milford pink granite and bronze, this memorial honors the memory of the twenty-three men, women, and children who landed in September 1654 and founded the first Jewish community in North America.

Dedication, May 20, 1955
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Shortly after their arrival, Director General of New Netherland Peter Stuyvesant attempted to evict them

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In September 1654, Asser Levy and a group of 23 Sephardic Jews fled Recife, Brazil, for New Amsterdam to seek refuge from the Inquisition

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