Gershom Mendes Seixas
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 208 years ago |
| Date of birth | January 15,1745 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | New York |
| United States | |
| Died | New York |
| United States | |
| Date of died | July 2,1816 |
| Children | James Seixas |
| David G. Seixas | |
| Myrtilla (Hadassa) Florance | |
| Sarah Abigail Seixas Kursheedt | |
| Grandchildren | Annie Augusta Nathan |
| Selina Seixas Moses | |
| Books | A Discourse, Delivered in the Synagogue in New York, on the Ninth of May, 1798: Observed as a Day of Humiliation, &c. &c., Conformably to a Recommendation of the President of the United States of America |
| Parents | Isaac Mendes Seixas |
| Rachel Franks Seixas | |
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| ID | 4607664 |
Gershom Mendes Seixas Life story
Gershom Mendes Seixas was the first native-born Jewish religious leader in the United States. He served as the hazzan of Congregation Shearith Israel, New York City's first Spanish and Portuguese synagogue, for about five decades.