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  Haym Solomon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Haym Solomon (or Salomon) (1740–1785) was a prime financier of the American side during the American Revolutionary War against the United Kingdom.
The gravesite of Haym Solomon is at Mikveh Israel Cemetery in Philadelphia.
Salomon advanced direct loans to the government and also gave generously of his own resources to pay the salaries of government officials and army officers.
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 JewishEncyclopedia.com - SALOMON, HAYM:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Salomon's services were especially valuable in connection with the negotiation of bills of exchange, by which means the credit of the government was so largely maintained during this period; he was practically the sole agent employed by Morris for this purpose.
In 1782 Salomon indorsed the note of a M. de Brassine, who, with M. de Mars, the chief of the French hospital department, was engaged in sundry mercantile ventures which turned out to have been entered into for their own advantage and on account of the French army.
The advertisements which Salomon constantly inserted in the newspapers filled at times a whole column and were printed in French as well as in English; indeed, he was the leading financier of the principal city of the country; and no other had such extensive connections or engaged in such a variety of ventures.
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 Haym Solomon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Haym Solomon (or Salomon) (1740 - 1785) was a prime financier of the American side during the American War of Independence against Great Britain.
In 1783 Haym Solomon and other prominent Jews appealed to the Pennsylvania Council of Censors urging them to remove the religious test oath required for office-holding under the State Constitution.
The gravesite of Haym Solomon is at Mikveh Israel Cemetery in Philadelphia, it is unmarked, and two plaques memorialize him.
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 HAYM SALOMON: THE REST OF THE STORY
The U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp hailing Salomon as a "Financial Hero of the American Revolution." A monument to Salomon, George Washington and Robert Morris graces East Wacker Drive in Chicago and Beverly Hills, California, is home to an organization called the American Jewish Patriots and Friends of Haym Salomon.
Salomon allied himself with Superintendent of Finance William Morris and became one of the most effective brokers of bills of exchange to meet federal government expenses.
Salomon thought it unjust that such charges were "cast so indiscriminately on the Jews of this city at large.
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 Salomon Haym: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
Salomon was never recompensed and he died impoverished.
Haym Salomon had long stood as a symbol of this...
Not always: it is a pleasure to read her brief but useful discussion of Haym Salomon, the Jew" who helped finance the American Revolution, and not be sternly informed that chauvinistic Jews have exaggerated...
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 Haym Solomon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Haym Solomon (or Salomon) (1740 - 1785) was a prime financier of the American side during the (The revolution of the American colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783) American Revolutionary War against (A division of the United Kingdom) England.
Solomon was an astute merchant and banker and succeeded in accumulating a huge fortune, which he subsequently devoted to the use of the American Government during the (The revolution of the American colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783) American Revolution.
In 1941, the George Washington-Robert Morris-Haym Salomon Memorial was erected along (additional info and facts about Wacker Drive) Wacker Drive in downtown (Largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan) Chicago.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/ha/haym_solomon.htm   (950 words)

  
 Haym Salomon
Haym Salomon declines accepting Hatan Bereshit [the honor of being called to the reading of the law for the first portion of the new year] and he paid his fine of 5 pounds agreeable to the constitution.
Haym Salomon his quarter part of the cost of the new synagogue.
Salomon is proof that the homely virtues of probity, modesty, and generosity give rise to a good name, and sometimes this good name can last for centuries after the death of the man who bore it.
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 JPFO Members Forum - A Jew Hungry for Freedom
Haym Salomon (his first name is pronounced Hi-yeem) was born in 1740 in Lissa - also called Leszno - in Southwestern Poland.(9) Shortly after his twentieth birthday, he left Poland, never to return.
Haym M. Salomon appears never to have realized that because his father was a broker, he held an inventory of financial instruments, the values of which fluctuated constantly, much as do the prices of common stocks every day on the New York Stock Exchange.
Haym Salomon's ferocious dedication to theRevolution - to the establishment of Freedom in American - is a shining example of self-sacrifice in a noble cause.
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 Haym Salomon: Liberty's Son Top 10 Bestselling Books: Shirley Milgrim Haym Salomon: Liberty's Son
Haym Salomon, a Jewish refugee from Poland, arrived in New York in the spring of 1775, just weeks after shots were first exchanged between British soldiers and Americans at Lexington and Concord.
Salomon, at 40, realized he was too old to serve himself, but he proposed to General Alexander McDougall that he could assist the cause by raising money from the Jewish community in Philadelphia, 100 miles away.
As news of Salomon's devotion spread, he was approached by all the famous officers and politicians of the day--including John Paul Jones, General Daniel Morgan, Thomas Jefferson, Thaddeus Kosciusko and General Benjamin Lincoln.
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 American Revolution - Haym Salomon, Son of Liberty
In the early 1770s, at the time of the partition of Poland, Haym Salomon left his family and arrived in New York on the eve of the Revolution.
Salomon's command of several languages enabled him to serve as a broker to the French officials in Philadelphia.
Haym Salomon was actively involved in Jewish community affairs.
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 The American Revolution: Haym Salomon
Salomon (sometimes written as Solomon and Solomons in period documents) was a Polish-born Jewish immigrant to America who played an important role in financing the Revolution.
Salomon married Rachel Franks in 1777 and had four children with her.
The extent of Salomon’s claim on the government cannot be determined, because the documentation disappeared long ago.
www.nps.gov /revwar/about_the_revolution/haym_salomom.html   (479 words)

  
 Haym Solomon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Haym Solomon (or Salomon) (1740 - 1785) was a prime financier of the American side during the American War of Independence against GreatBritain.
He was involved in Jewish community affairs, being a member of Mikveh Israel Congregation in Philadelphia, and in 1782 made the largest individualcontribution towards the construction of its main building.
In 1783 Haym Solomon and otherprominent Jews appealed to the Pennsylvania Council of Censors urging them to remove the religious test oath required foroffice-holding under the State Constitution.
www.therfcc.org /haym-solomon-37789.html   (709 words)

  
 Haym Solomon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Haym Solomon (or Salomon) (1740 - 1785) was a prime financier of the side during the American War of Independence against Great Britain.
In 1783 Haym Solomon and other prominent Jews to the Pennsylvania Council of Censors urging to remove the religious test oath required office-holding under the State Constitution.
The gravesite of Haym Solomon is at Israel Cemetery in Philadelphia it is unmarked and two plaques him.
www.freeglossary.com /Haym_Solomon   (751 words)

  
 Christian Heritage Ministries: Articles & Interviews
Salomon, with the important confidential statements of these parties, together with many other important as well as interesting matters of fact, have all disappeared from the proper files in the case since the adjournment of last Congress, and no search has been able to find or discover them.
Haym M. Salomon was the deceased Haym Salomon, Esq., who died in Philadelphia January 6, 1785, and who is found to have exhibited the most ardent personal devotion to the cause of the Revolution.
Haym M., the youngest son and sole survivor of the male part of the family, has been engaged in commercial pursuits for many years past, for particulars of which see letter from Hon.
www.christianheritagemins.org /articles/Senate_Report_on_Haym_Salomon.htm   (3986 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Haym Solomon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Haym Solomon (or Salomon) (1740 - 1785) was a prime financier of the American side during the American Revolutionary War against England.
Image File history File links Haym Salomon stamp, 1975, 10 cents File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version.
With frequent entries of 'I sent for Haym Salomon,' Morris' diary for the years 1781-84 records some 75 transactions between the two men."
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 Congregation Mikveh Israel Cemetery
Levy, Haym Salomon, and Rebecca and Simon Gratz.
Haym Salomon (d.1785) was one of the major financiers of the American Revolution.
Haym Salomon, a major financier of the American Revolution who wound up a pauper is buried here, according to oral history.
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 HAYIMSALOMON
Salomon, Hayim (1740-1785) Financier: Salomon immigrated from Poland to New York at the age of 32.
Salomon was able to maintain a thriving private business in addition to his official duties, despite his interest-free personal loans to such government officials as James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, General von Steuben, and General St. Clair.
Nevertheless, by the time Salomon died at the age of 45, private individuals and the government reputedly owed him $638,000.
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 Interesting Facts
Haym Salomon - Haym salomon was not a soldier, but his help was very important to the American cause.
Salomon became a general in the French army and worked as their paymaster.
Seventy-five times, the Congress went to Haym Salomon who was trusted by the banks.
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 Haym Salomon Biography / Biography of Haym Salomon Biography
Philadelphia broker Haym Salomon (1740-1785) played a vital role in ensuring that the American colonies' fight to win independence from the British crown continued.
Haym Salomon was born in 1740 to a family of Portuguese Jews.
The Jewish villages in the area, however, were sometimes decimated by vicious pogroms: a crime or incident would occur, Jews in the area came under suspicion for it, and then mob violence resulted in widespread incidents of assault, murder, and property destruction.
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 Information about U.S. FDC: 10¢ Haym Salomon Figuring Accounts: American Bicentennial Series   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Haym Salomon came to this country from his native Poland, and quickly became a very successful merchant and banker.
When Robert Morris became the Superintendent of Finance for the new nation, he called on his good friend Haym Salomon to help raise the monies necessary to buy the materiel of war.
Salomon responded, largely with his own huge fortune, and saved the fledgling nation from financial collapse.
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 Haym Salomon - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Haym Salomon
After escaping, he raised large public subscriptions for the continuance of the war.
Born in Poland, Salomon travelled extensively throughout Europe before settling permanently in New York 1772 where he became a successful merchant.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
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 Shoshannah's Place {Page 76}   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Salomon had a revolutionary idea borrowed from the Talmud: "One nation united under one God with freedom and liberty for every citizen," and a concept of democracy in which the republic would be the servant rather than the master of the people.
Haym Salomon was born into a Jewish family in Lissa, Poland, in 1740.
Salomon's great, great grandchildren have filed suit to retrieve some of his money, but it is doubtful that the suit will ever be cleared.
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 American Revolution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Haym Saloman was born in Poland in 1740.
Salomon deserves a golden page in the history of the United States, for his means and his services were at the disposal of the government" (Charles Edward Russell, Haym Salomon and the Revolution (Freeport, NY: Books for Libraries Press, 1930, 276-277).
Haym Salomon was buried in Mikveh Israel Cemetery in Philadelphia in a grave which is now unmarked.
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 JewishEncyclopedia.com - Directory Listing for "S"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
American family tracing its descent back to Haym Salomon, "the financier of the American Revolution." The family tree is as......
German physician; born at Sleswick, Sleswick-Holstein, April 5, 1837; son of Jacob Salomon; educated at the gymnasium of his native......
English family descended from Solomon Salomons, a London merchant on the Royal Exchange in the eighteenth century.
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 Haym Salomon & the Revolution, Select Bibliographies Reprint Ser.
Haym Salomon (1740?-1785) was a merchant and financier, born in Poland, who came to the colonies in 1772 and founded a mercantile and brokerage business in New York City.
He was imprisoned by the British in New York during the Revolution as a spy and condemned to death, but he managed to escape to the American lines.
The author of this biography gives an account of the many contributions of Salomon to the cause of the American Revolution.
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 Hello Haym   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Salomon is best known for his dedication to the Revolutionary War effort and his personal friendship with George Washington.
It was Salomon who raised funds to supply the stranded colonial army at Valley Forge.
They were also visited by Haym Salomon himself, portrayed by Maccabee Avishur dressed in colonial costume, who challenged them to change history and make a difference just as Haym Salomon did.
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 Senior Site - Long Term Care Issues with Jodee Meddy - Case Study: Developing The First Peritoneal Dialysis Unit In A ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Haym Salomon Nursing Home is a 220-bed for-profit RHCF located in Brooklyn, NY.
At Haym Salomon, we decided from the beginning that having a designated unit with a small number of highly trained staff would increase our chances of success.
Frequent and ongoing communication between Haym Salomon's administrative and admission team and hospital discharge planners/social workers is crucial and assists in attaining goals.
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 Jewish Heroes in America   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Haym Salomon was a hero and a fervent patriot whose love of liberty and business acumen combined made him a vital force for the War of Independence.
Salomon was arrested again for his pro-revolutionary activities.
Salomon negotiated many loans for the Colonies from France and Holland, but never took a commission for himself.
www.fau.edu /library/brody5.htm   (418 words)

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