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Famous Philadelphians: Aaron Levy (1742-1815)

Christopher Munden December 12, 2015 No Comments

Aaron Levy was a prominent land speculator in Colonial Pennsylvania. A Jewish immigrant from Amsterdam, he founded Aaronsberg in Centre County, the first city in the United States designed by and named for a person of Jewish descent.

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