Absolutely fascinating which led me to look a bit further.
GRASSL, G. (1998). Joachim Gans of Prague: The First Jew in English America. American Jewish History,86(2), 195-217. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/23886470
Thank you for this finally recognized individual and the mystery behind his return to England only to go on trial for his beliefs.
Interesting! Happy new year!!
Thank you for sharing this most interesting resource! As Neme Alperstein has pointed out, The Czech and Slovak History: An American Bibliography in the the European Reading Room also notes this article: Grassl, Gary C. "Joachim Gans of Prague: America's First Jewish Visitor." Review of the Society for the History of Czechoslovak Jews 1 (1987): 53-90.
A great share, Vivian Awumey !
The information about Gans, Prague and the diversity of the settlers is all interesting and informative. The comment about historical markers and Twitter is insightful. We can learn a lot from those markers.