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Lucy Marks
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Biography
Lucy Marks (fl. 1778 – died 1838) was an African-American Jew from Philadelphia, one of the few documented black Jews during early American history. She may have been a member of Congregation Mikveh Israel, and she is buried in Mikveh Israel Cemetery.
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