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I

n the heart of historic
Philadelphia, Elfreth's Al-
ley is a narrow cobble-
stone street lined with
modest brick townhouses.
Opened in 1702, this is the
nation's oldest continuously
occupied street, so it's a
popular place for tourists to
explore.
"Philadelphia was a city
that opened its arms to Jews,"
says our tour guide, Barbara
Cohen. "This was a middle
class artisan's street, and
Jews, Christians, whites and
blacks all lived together in
harmony?'
Elfreth's Alley is our first
stop on an unusual tour of
historic Philadelphia. Ms.
Cohen is a guide for the Foun-
dation for Architecture, an
organization that offers over
35 different tours of Philadel-
phia. It was Ms. Cohen who
developed the Judaic Phila-
delphia Walking 'Thur.
It's a novel way to explore
the city's historic area, which
is ideal for walking and has
abundant historic treasures.
Independence Hall, the Liber-
ty Bell, Carpenter's Hall and
more — they're all easily ac-
cessible on foot. We look at
them with a special focus dur-
ing this tour as we explore the
lives of Philadelphia's Jews
who were part of the city's

history.
At Elfreth's Alley, we see
not only the former residence

of Moses Mordecai, but also
Jacob Cohen's residence at
No. 124. We learned that the
Jews who lived here could
easily walk to the first
synagogue built in Phila-
delphia.
They belonged to Congrega-
tion Mikveh Israel, founded
in 1740. At first, they wor-
shipped in the home of
Nathan Levy, who founded
the congregation. But soon
they were renting a building
on nearby Cherry Street, bet-
ween Third and Fourth, just
a few blocks from Elfreth's
Alley.
The synagogue isn't there
anymore. But close to the site
where it stood is Franklin
Court, the complex which
commemorates one of colonial
Philadelphia's most famous
citizens. As we walk through
it, Ms. Cohen points out that
Benjamin Franklin was an
important financial backer of
Mikveh Israel.
When the congregants
needed funds to finish
building their first syna-
gogue, Benjamin Franklin
and other prominent states-
men like David Rittenhouse,
who were members of Christ
Church, helped raise funds
for the fledgling congre-
gation.
In fact, harmony between
Jews and non-Jews in the
1700s is one key theme that's
emphasized during our tour.
For William Penn, the
Quaker founder of Pennsyl-
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