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 | | A popular, prolific playwright he also found time to pass the New York bar, become the U.S. Consul to Tunis, carry out the duties of High Sheriff of New York and Grand Sachem of Tammany, as well as oversee the Port of New York (1829-1833) under the appointment of President Jackson. |
 | | In view of these achievements, it is no wonder Noah commanded the respect of three presidents; Adams, Madison, and Jefferson, in addition to the common man. It has been said that to the Jews of his day he was the quintessential American, and to the Americans he was the representative Jew. |
 | | Well known for her poem "The New Colossus" written to aid the Bartholdi Pedestal Fund and selected as the immortal words at the base of the Statue of Liberty, Emma Lazarus' transformation as a supporter of Jewish nationalist aspirations in Palestine is less publicized. |
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