Food for thought based on the recent discussions of slaveholding among our people: there were several colonial era synagogues in the US: Shearith Israel, Yeshuat Israel, Mickve Israel, Mikveh Israel, Beth Elohim, and Beth Shalome. (Remind me if I forgot any.) Many built their first buildings with the help of donations from around the Caribbean Sephardi world, which must have included some funds from slave-holders. Several of these buildings were physically located in areas where it was possible to own or trade slaves, some longer than others.I am wondering: would it be fair to say that all the colonial era synagogues were built and operated with at least some funds from slaveholders?