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Completed Prgms 1

Mobile, Alabama

Annapolis, Md.

Little Rock, Arkansas

Cotopaxi, Colorado

Cong. Medal of Honor

Wilmington, Delaware

Pensacola, Florida

Palm Beach (1), Florida

Palm Beach (2), Florida

Keokuk, Iowa

New Orleans, La. -1

New Orleans, La. -2

Kansas City, WWI Museum

Leavenworth, Kansas

Bangor, Maine

Montgomery Cnty, Maryland

Hagerstown, Maryland

Jackson, Mississippi

Completed Prgms 2

Natchez, Mississippi

Helena, Montana April, 2001

Buffalo, New York

Omaha, Nebraska

Virginia City, Nevada

Las Vegas, N.M.

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Lancaster, Pa.

Deadwood, South Dakota

Memphis, Tennessee

Salt Lake City, Utah

Wild Horse Butte, Utah

Richmond, Va.

Spokane, Washington

Charleston, W. Va.

Cheyenne, Wyoming

Leo Frank

The Last Herzl

International Programs

Buchenwald - Little Camp

Adam Worth - London

Joan Winters - Jerualem

Col. Patterson - Avihayil

American Holocaust Mem.

Hero Miles

Am. Jewish History

Boynton Beach Chronicles

Zionism and Israel

Article Submissions

Completed Programs 3

Joseph Simon

1712-1804  

Jewish Pioneer, Indian Trader, Merchant and Religious community leader when Lancaster, Pa. was the frontier of America.   Replete with Bemah,  Ark and Torahs, Simon's home became the synagogue and a magnet for the Jews on the frontier of Pennsylvania.

The marker text reads: Jewish pioneer and merchant, Simon played a significant role in the development of central and western PA.  He participated in expeditions as far as the Mississippi, and helped establish Lancaster as a center for exploration, trade & settlement.  During the American Revolution, Simon supplied the Continental Army with arms and equipment. Simon's home near here was one of the first centers of Jewish worship west of Philadelphia.

 


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