Moses Elias Levy (1782-1854) was one of the Antebellum South\'s most influential and interesting Jewish citizens.
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Yulee, the first Jew elected to the U.
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Long known only as the father of David L.
Monaco discovered Levy\'s Plan for the Abolition of Slavery in the late 1990s, and now, in the first full-scale biography of Levy, Monaco completes the picture of his life and work.
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Only recently, however, have historians begun to appreciate his role as a social activist.
Moses Elias Levy (1782-1854) was one of the Antebellum South\'s most influential and interesting Jewish citizens