Rebecca Birley Seixas Hart

Rebecca Birley Seixas was the fourth of more than twenty childrenborn to Benjamin Mendes and Zipporah LevySeixas. Including siblings Mosesand Esther, there were sixteen Seixaschildren who survived infancy—a vast family and among the moreprominent in Jewish life in New York. Her father was a merchant and afounder of the New York Stock Exchange. Another of the founders,Bernard Hart would become Rebecca’shusband in 1806. They had twelve children, including Emmanuel BernardHart, the first Jewish congressman from New York, and BenjaminSeixas Hart.

Rebecca Birley Seixas Hart

c. 1840