Haym Salomon Remembrance
October 19, 2026, 11 a.m.
Washington Square
6th and Walnut Streets
Philadelphia, PA
Program and Participants
Welcome
Malcolm Lazin
Commemoration Chair
Malcolm Lazin
Commemoration Chair
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Remarks
Remarks
Steven Sims
Superintendent, Independence National Historical Park
Superintendent, Independence National Historical Park
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Washington Square & the 245th Anniversary of the British Surrender at Yorktown
Washington Square & the 245th Anniversary of the British Surrender at Yorktown
Malcolm Lazin
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Wreath Laying
Wreath Laying
Brigadier General Frank McGovern
Pennsylvania National Guard
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The New Colossus
(by Emma Lazarus)
Arthur Sandman
The New Colossus
(by Emma Lazarus)
Arthur Sandman
COO, Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History
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“God Bless America”
(by Irving Berlin)
(by Irving Berlin)
Cantor Bradley Hyman
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Haym Salomon Freedom Fighter
Haym Salomon Freedom Fighter
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Haym Salomon Revolutionary War Co-Financier
Haym Salomon Revolutionary War Co-Financier
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Haym Salomon New Nation Patriot
Malcolm Lazin
Haym Salomon New Nation Patriot
Malcolm Lazin
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Salomon Family & Other Jewish Patriots
Salomon Family & Other Jewish Patriots
Laura Leibman, PhD
Professor in American Jewish Studies, Princeton University
Professor in American Jewish Studies, Princeton University
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“This Land Is Your Land”
(by Woody Guthrie)
Michelle Johnson
“This Land Is Your Land”
(by Woody Guthrie)
Michelle Johnson
Malcolm Lazin
Commemoration Chair (Led the initiative to include Washington Square into Independence National Historical Park)
Steven Sims
Superintendent, Independence National Historical Park
Brigadier General Frank McGovern
Pennsylvania National Guard
Arthur Sandman
COO, Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History
Cantor Bradley Hyman
Congregation Rodeph Shalom
Laura Leibman, PhD
Professor in American Jewish Studies, Princeton University
Michelle Johnson
Acclaimed Operatic Soprano