BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:190@jewishlifect.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231102T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231102T203000 DTSTAMP:20231102T210032Z URL:https://jewishlifect.org/events/jewish-participation-in-the-american-r evolution-new-milford-historical-society-and-museum/ SUMMARY:Jewish Participation in the AMERICAN REVOLUTION\, New Milford Histo rical Society and Museum DESCRIPTION:David Cohen\, a member of the Coalition\, along with his wife\, Jane\, is a Trustee of The New Milford Historical Society &\;amp\;\nMu seum. The Museum is hosting a presentation by Eric Chandler on the partici pation of Jews in the American\nRevolution and David invites anyone who wo uld like to attend. Those who have heard Eric Chandler’s\npresentation e lsewhere say that he is an informative and engaging speaker.\n\nCome and j oin the Cohens for what looks to be an intriguing community event!\n\n\n\n Jewish Participation in the American Revolution\n\n~ Red\, White and Jewis h ~\n\nJewish Participation in the American Revolution – Red\, White and Jewish will share the stories of the Children of Abraham who fought for s eparation from England. \;\n\nJewish Participation in the American Rev olution – Red\, White and Jewish explores the role played by those Jews who took up arms and endured the hardships and hazards alongside their Chr istian neighbors and endangered themselves as intelligence gatherers\, toi led to ensure a steady supply of food and war materiel and worked tireless ly as financiers to bring about the Noble Experiment that still endures al most two-hundred and fifty years later.\n\nAlthough the Jews in Colonial A merica represented a small minority of the overall population\, their cont ributions\, individually and collectively\, were significant beyond their meager numbers. And\, the Jewish experience in the American Revolution has continued to color this vibrant community into the 21st Century.\n\nPrese nter bio:\n\nEric Chandler is retired from a 30+ year career as an underwr iter for a leading land title insurance company. He has been involved in A merican Revolutionary War Living History since 1974. He has portrayed infa ntry\, light infantry\, whale-boat raider\, and mounted and dismounted dra goons. He is currently serving his fourth term as a member of the Norwalk Historical Commission\, sits on the Norwalk Historical Society Board of Di rectors as well as the Board of Directors for the recreated Sheldon’s Ho rse\, 2nd Regiment Continental Light Dragoons for which he also serves as lieutenant and adjutant.\n\n \;His artistic endeavors included writing and recording a non-selling comedy CD\, and decades as a musician playing Saxes in area Rock &\; Roll and Blues bands. To his credit\, or shame\ , he had his likeness used in an issue of MAD Magazine. Eric is enjoying r etirement with his wife Catherine\, taking classes\, giving lectures on hi storical topics and continuing to live history. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR