Ambassador John L. Loeb Visitors Center at the Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island

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Help to accomplish the goals of the Loeb Visitors Center		 Religious Liberties Religious Liberties
Learn about President Washington, his campaign to ratify the Bill of Rights, and religious freedom in America.		 Touro Synagogue History Touro Synagogue
Explore how this 1763 landmark embodies the history of Jews in America and our First Amendment right to freedom of religion.
           
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Take a descriptive walk through the developing Visitors Center, Patriots Park, and the Synagogue.		 Separation of Church and State Separation of
Church & State
Examine the origins of the boundary between religious and government institutions in the United States.		 Jewish Burial Ground Colonial Jewish Burial Ground
Experience history carved in stone -- and the literary legacy of Newport's Jewish cemetery.
           
    Early American Jews Early American Jews
Meet some of the Jewish Americans whose courage, values, and generosity helped to shape the colonies into a nation.		 Loeb Portrait Gallery of Early American Jews Portrait Gallery of
Early American Jews
Art and Achievement - the John L. Loeb, Jr. Portrait database at the American Jewish Historical Society.