Mordecai

Mordecai the Jew was a cousin of Queen Esther.

Mordecai Noah wanted to found a Jewish homeland on Grand Island in Western New York.

Mordecai Noah was a prominent proponent of slavery in the United States.

Mordecai Noah's family was driven to America by intense persecution at the hands of Catholics.

Mordecai Manuel Noah wanted Grand Island near Buffalo, New York to be a refuge for Jews.