The BiG Story

Happy Birthday,
America!

Elizabeth Applebaum
AppleTree Editor

who share the first name of George
Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John
president was famous for telling the
Adams and James Madison (it's
truth. But can you tell your friends a
more difficult than it sounds).
lie and get away with it? Here's a
Names can come from anywhere,
On Your Mark, Get Set ...
game to test your lying skills:
so
long as they are well known.
From start to finish, you'll love
Have friends write down five objec-
Here are a few:
these patriotic games:
tive facts about themselves that others
John Adams: John F. Kennedy,
See
how
many
words
you
can
*
do not know. These might include a
Johnny Appleseed
find to rhyme with "red, white and
favorite song, weight and age (if you
George Washington: George
blue."
dare ...), a bad habit. As the game
Bush, Georgie Porgie, George
* Use markers, feathers, beads
begins, one person looks at the first
and other around-the-house-treasures
Gershwin
item on his list and decides whether
Thomas Jefferson: Thomas the
to see who can design the most
he will tell the truth or lie, then he
Tank
Engine, Tommy Tune
creative American flag.
makes his pronouncement. For exam-
James Madison: James T. Kirk (of
* How many words can you
! ple, "I love eggplant."
"Star
Trek" fame), Jimmy
make out of "Independence"? Prop-
The rest of the players have to
er nouns and abbreviations should
Stewart
decide whether he's telling_ the truth
* Ask family members or guests
not be used, and words must com-
The game ends when all players
to copy a quote from one of the
prise two or more letters. Here are
have used each of their five facts.
Founding Fathers, without identify-
a few to get you started:
The one who has managed to fool
ing the speaker. See if everyone
pen
the most people wins.
else-
can correctly identify who
dine
* Have a contest to see who can
made the quote.
den
most quickly think of popular figures
depend

Before you head for the fireworks, get
in the mood for July 4 with these fun
holiday ideas.

* By George, he's lying! Our first

The Jewish Connection

A few facts about Jewish citizens and the American Revolution:

• About 2,000 Jews lived in
the United States in 1776.

• Among the leading financiers
of the Revolution were Haym
Soloman, Isaac Moses, Jacob
Cohen, Cushman Pollock, Moses
Hays and Philip Minis. Minis'
wife also was active in the
cause, supplying goods to sol-
diers fighting in her native Geor-

gia.

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• The first Jewish soldier known
to have given his life for the war
effort was Francis Salvador, a
resident of South Carolina.

• Benedict Arnold's aide-de-
= camp was a Jew named David
; Solebery Franks. Though Arnold
was a traitor, Lt. Col. Franks was
completely committed to the Revo-
lution. He later served as U.S.
vice consul to Marseilles.

• Benjamin Nones was a suc-
cessful businessman in France

who left home to loin forces with
Americans fighting for their free-
; dom. He headed a battalion of
400 men which came to be
known as "The Jews' Company"
because of its large contingent of
Jewish soldiers.