Newspaper clipping from Niles' Weekly Register, published in Baltimore, Maryland on January 29, 1820. The clipping reprints an article from the Albany Gazette concerning Mordecai Manuel Noah's plan to establish a Jewish settlement called "Ararat" on Grand Island in the Niagara River. The article details Noah's vision for a Jewish homeland.
Subject: Utopianism
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The Fortress of Sorrento: A Petit Historical Drama in Two Acts by Mordecai Manuel Noah (1808)Pamphlet containing the first play published by Mordecai Manuel Noah, though it was never produced. Published in New York City in 1808. This is considered Noah's first published work and the first play written by a Jew in the United States. Approximately 12 copies are known to exist. Exhibited at the Museum of the City of New York's Jewish History Exhibit from May to December 2005. Information from Kestenbaum 6/23/2016 Auction and Singerman 148.