Pioneer of South Carolina, born in the Spanish Antilles on January 5, 1761, died on May 15, 1821, whose family had fled to the New World to escape Spanish persecution. Formed in Charleston, where he becomes a well-known figure, particularly in Freemasonry, he is said to have served during the War of Independence and that of 1812; settled after the Revolution in Savannah, he contributed in 1786 to restoring the « old congregation » and then, in 1790, founded the Mickva Israel congregation, of which he served free of charge as hazzan for many years.
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Colon primitif en Caroline du Sud ; né dans les Indes occidentales espagnoles le 5 janvier 1761 ; mort le 15 mai 1821. Sa famille aurait fui vers le Nouveau Monde pour échapper aux persécutions espagnoles. Emanuel reçut son éducation à Charleston, C. S., et devint bientôt l'un des citoyens les plus connus de la ville. Son nom est étroitement associé à la franc-maçonnerie dans le Sud. Il est supposé avoir servi pendant la Guerre de Révolution et pendant la Guerre de 1812. Après la Révolution, il vécut à Savannah, Ga., où il aida à réétablir la « vieille congrégation » en 1786. En 1790, il fut l'un des fondateurs de la Congregation Mickva Israel, pour laquelle il remplit les fonctions de ḥazzan gratuitement pendant de nombreuses années.
