A couple of years ago, at the West Point Jewish Chapel, there was
a display about Haim Salomon and the Revolutionary War. He died
penniless, having used all his resources to aid the newly formed
and poorly supplied American "army".
This is a wonderful story sent to me by a friend: A Story about:
George Washington and the first Jews in America.
General Washington's financial advisor and assistant was a Jewish
man by the name of Haim Salomon.
During the cold winter of Valley Forge when American soldiers were freezing and running
out of food, it was
Hyam who marshalled all the Jews in America and Europe to provide money in
relief aid to these stranded American troops and turned the course of
history.
Without this help, our "Army" would have perished before they
could have defeated the British.
If you take a one dollar bill out of your pocket and look at the back
at the Eagle, the stars above the Eagle's head are in the six point
Star of David to honor Jews. If you turn the Eagle upside down you will
see a configuration in the likeness of a Menorah....both at the insistence
of George Washington who said we should never forget the Jewish people and what they have
done in the interest of America.
sent in by Harry Paul