Home›Sources›The Touro Synagogue: Peter Harrison, George Washington, and Religious Freedom in AmericaSourcesThe Touro Synagogue: Peter Harrison, George Washington, and Religious Freedom in AmericaCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Touro Synagogue: Peter Harrison, George Washington, and Religious Freedom in America." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/the-touro-synagogue-peter-harrison-george-washington-and-religious-freedom-in-america.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Touro Synagogue: Peter Harrison, George Washington, and Religious Freedom in America. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/the-touro-synagogue-peter-harrison-george-washington-and-religious-freedom-in-americaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-touro-synagogue-peter-harrison-georg, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Touro Synagogue: Peter Harrison, George Washington, and Religious Freedom in America}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/the-touro-synagogue-peter-harrison-george-washington-and-religious-freedom-in-america}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXJoseph Manca's The Touro Synagogue, Peter Harrison, George Washington, and Religious Freedom in America, published in the Journal of the American Revolution in 2016, is popular history journalism examining the synagogue's colonial architect and its symbolic connection to Washington's famous 1790 letter on religious liberty. The Journal of the American Revolution is a specialist history magazine aimed at a general readership rather than a peer-reviewed academic journal, so its editorial standard is informed popular history rather than blind academic review. It is a reasonable source for this well-documented episode, though a claim needing fine architectural or archival detail is better supported by a dedicated academic study of the building.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (13 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Joseph Manca's The Touro Synagogue, Peter Harrison, George Washington, and Religious Freedom in America, published in the Journal of the American Revolution in 2016, the middle tier reflecting informed popular history journalism from a specialist history magazine aimed at a general readership rather than a peer-reviewed academic journal. It is a reasonable source for this well-documented episode, though a claim needing fine architectural or archival detail is better supported by a dedicated academic study of the building.NotesWell-attestedPopular history journalism on the Touro Synagogue's architect and its ties to religious freedom, Journal of the American Revolution, 2016; a magazine article, not a peer-reviewed academic study.CitationAuthorWell-attestedJoseph MancaPublisherWell-attestedJournal of the American RevolutionPublication YearWell-attested2016URLWell-attestedhttps://allthingsliberty.com/2016/02/the-touro-synagogue-peter-harrison-george-washington-and-religious-freedom-in-america/Source TypeWell-attestedjournalismCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithAmericas, Continents Well-attested This source names Americas directly: "Joseph Manca's The Touro Synagogue, Peter Harrison, George Washington, and Religious Freedom in America, published in the Journal of the American Revolution in 2016, is popular history journalism..."Source The Touro Synagogue: Peter Harrison, George Washington, and Religious Freedom in AmericaJoseph Mancatier 2Claims Backed By This Source (13 claims)This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 11 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.Articles, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested11ArticlesPalladian Books for a Building He Had Never SeenSourcesThe Touro Synagogue: Peter Harrison, George Washington, and Religious Freedom in AmericaHolds1SourcesThe Touro Synagogue: Peter Harrison, George Washington, and Religious Freedom in AmericaGeneral References1ArticlesPalladian Books for a Building He Had Never SeenComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year