The Nutmeggers: The Jewish Community of Connecticut, Part 1 – History of Connecticut Jewry
The Nutmeggers: The Jewish Community of Connecticut, Part 1 – History of Connecticut Jewry
The first reference to a Jew in Connecticut was to “David the Jew.” In 1659, he was fined 20 shillings by the city of Hartford. His crime: going into houses when the household heads were absent and trading with the children.
In the decades that followed, there were several scattered…
