Issue of the Gentleman's Magazine published in London, England on June 1, 1753. This issue features commentary on the recently passed Jewish Naturalization Act of 1753, a bill significant to Jewish communities in the colonies. The article on the Act appeared on the front page of Benjamin Franklin's newspaper in November 1753. The issue also includes a colored plate depicting St. Philip's Church in Charleston, South Carolina, and colored plates of American birds and a rattlesnake.
Subject: 18th Century England
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This archival material consists of the October 1753 issue of the Gentleman's Magazine, a prominent British periodical. It contains articles and letters discussing the recently passed Jewish Naturalization Act of 1753, ranging in tone from purely biblical antisemitism to anti-foreigner sentiment. The Act, allowing Jews to be naturalized by Parliament without taking the sacrament, faced significant public opposition and was later repealed.
Issue of The Post Boy newspaper from London, England, dated September 3, 1726. An article on the front page details the release of an English ship captured en route from London to New York, noting that eleven Hollanders, five Jews, and a Jewess were taken into slavery. The article highlights the vulnerability of Jews traveling at sea due to lack of governmental protection.