Shai Afsai has published a nice article here clarifying a nasty rumor from the 1930s. He will be speaking on Franklin’s influence on Judaism on January 22, 2016 in Providence, RI. Thank you! The full URL: http://jvhri.org/the-news/community/2983-benjamin-franklin-s-anti-semitism-debunked
A teacher friend noticed this quote: “This will be the best security for maintaining our liberties. A nation of well-informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved. It is in the religion of ignorance that tyranny begins. ” This is found on American History …
In 2022, we are happy to note that Shai Afsai has published a handsome website on Franklin and Judaism at shaiafsai.com/benjamin-franklin. At this writing, the site has links to his discussion of the Parable Against Persecution, the Mussar Movement (13 virtues), Thomas Paine and other topics. Thank you so much! Earlier notes Shai Afsai, a …
As noted in the article below, Franklin’s list of virtues and his method to establish them as habits have inspired people intent on self-improvement for almost three hundred years. Most recently, Teresa Jordan chronicled her attempt to live as Franklin might have liked. Details are on her website: www.teresajordan.com.
Happy 309th Birthday Greetings from Dr. Aziz S. Inan, Ph.D. of Portland, Oregon: Dr. Inan’s 309th-Birthday Brain Teasers Thanks, and Happy Franklin’s Birthday!
Can you find the four differences between these two happy-birthday messages? Click on each picture to bring up an expandable version. Here is version #2: Many thanks, and Happy Franklin’s Birthday to Diane Guntzel of Clinton, Iowa!
I like this take on Franklin’s daily schedule, especially “whisper ‘Time is money’ to a bird.”… Benjamin Franklin’s Daily Schedule Will Make You Feel Worthless Thanks, and Happy Franklin’s Birthday to Ben Mangold of Rockville, Maryland!
The January 2014 celebration is approaching soon, full information is at the Celebration website. The 2015 Philadelphia Celebration includes a free morning seminar on the topic of Building the City from 9-10:30 at Benjamin Franklin Hall, 427 Chestnut Street featuring: •Dr. Sandra L. Tatman, Executive Director of The Athenaeum of Philadelphia •Paul R. Levy, President …
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COURT HOUSE – The Cape May County Historical and Genealogical Society will be throwing open its doors to welcome Benjamin Franklin as part of the Cape May Mitten Festival. “Cape Bank has generously agreed to sponsor the appearance of J. Ward Larkin, a well-known interpreter of Benjamin Franklin,” said Sheila McCloy-Nuss, museum curator. Larkin is …
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This article contains this reference: Built in 1921, the house was named Franklin Hall by its third resident, Dr. C. Ray Franklin, a direct descendent of founding father Benjamin Franklin, according to current owner Jim Taylor, a retired business executive. Franklin and his wife, Ruth, bought the brick, slate-roofed manse in 1977 and sold it …
