Grand Island as Ararat: A City of Refuge for the Jews

This is a reprint of an article from an American newspaper, detailing the ceremonies dedicating Grand Island on the Niagara River as 'Ararat,' a city of refuge for Jews in September 1825. This reprint appeared in the *Imperial Magazine*, Volume IX, March 1827, pages 298-299.

Associated People/Businesses

• NOAH, MORDECAI MANUEL / (1785.1851)

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Subjects

• Jews
• Colonization
• History
• Jewish refugees

Physical Location