A Connecticut Yankel in King David's Court:
The first record of a Jew in the state of Connecticut is documented in colonial records of Hartford in 1659. "David the Jew," he was recorded as, was penalized by the city for going into homes while the heads of the households were away, trading or peddling goods with children.
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