Abigail Minis: Matriarch of Georgia Jewry | Ann Woolner | 3:00-4:00 pm | Wednesday, May 3 | $10 for TLC Members /$15 for Guests

Abigail Minis was in her 30s with a growing family when she arrived in Georgia in 1733 among 40 other Jews, many who’d fled the Portuguese Inquisition.  A businesswoman, landowner, and widowed mother of eight, she made history in colonial and revolutionary Georgia.

Ann Woolner spent 40 years as a journalist in Washington and Atlanta.  In her Savannah retirement, she has written the upcoming book, Savannah’s Jews: Escaping an Inquisition and Creating a Community for Congregation Mickve Israel.  She also serves on The Learning Center’s Advisory Council.

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This project is supported by Georgia Humanities, in partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, through appropriations made by the Georgia General Assembly.