David Nunes Carvalho, a prominent American Jew, used ink and handwriting to solve the thorniest mysteries of his day. He even helped exonerate Alfred Dreyfus.Read More
The poem that led to Billie Holiday’s ‘Strange Fruit’ was written 75 years ago. The song was named best of the century, but composer Abel Meeropol is largely forgotten.Read More
South Carolina Jew Solomon Carvalho was the first-ever expedition photographer, traveling to Utah with explorer (and later presidential candidate) John Charles Fremont.Read More
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