“The most glorious Nation that ever inhabited the earth.”

And their ultimate failure.

A new biography musters extensive circumstantial evidence that the founding father was born a Jew.

And did his upbringing affect his attitudes towards Jews and religious tolerance?

Despite speculation to the contrary, there is no solid evidence that Alexander Hamilton was of Jewish ancestry on his mother’s side. But his stepfather seems. . .

While his personal belief may have wavered, the founding father never doubted that religion was an “indispensable support” of public life and human happiness.