Judah Touro (June 16, 1775 – January 18, 1854) was an American businessman and philanthropist whose estate funded many Jewish causes in the United States and pre-state Israel. == Early life and career == Touro's father Isaac Touro of Holland was chosen as the hazzan at the Touro Synagogue in 1762, a Portuguese Sephardic congregation in Newport, Rhode Island.
Judah Touro (June 16, 1775 – January 18, 1854) was an American businessman and philanthropist whose estate funded many Jewish causes in the United States and pre-state Israel. == Early life and career == Touro's father Isaac Touro of Holland was chosen as the hazzan at the Touro Synagogue in 1762, a Portuguese Sephardic congregation in Newport, Rhode Island.
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