We Called Him Rabbi Abraham : Lincoln and American Jewry, a Documentary History.
Zola, Gary Phillip.
We Called Him Rabbi Abraham : Lincoln and American Jewry, a Documentary History. - Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (477 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Jacket flaps; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations list; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Abraham Lincoln and American Jewry; 1. Immigrants and the Old Northwest: Lincoln's First Encounters with American Jewry; Documents; 2. "The Most Favored Family Visitor at the White House": The Enigmatic Relationship between Lincoln and Isachar Zacharie, M.D.; Documents; 3. Lincoln and the Chaplaincy Controversy; Documents; 4. Lincoln and the Revocation of General Orders No. 11; Documents; 5. Lincoln and the Movement to Christianize the U.S. Constitution; Documents. 6. "A Great Man in Israel Has Fallen": American Jewry Mourns LincolnDocuments; 7. Conflicting Obligations: Shavuot and the National Day of Humiliation and Mourning; Documents; 8. Criticisms and Commendations: Conflicting Views on the Lincoln Presidency; Documents; 9. Memorializing and Judaizing Lincoln; Documents; 10. "His Name Will Ever Be Green in Your Hearts": Jews and the Cultural Preservation of Lincoln's Legacy; Documents; 11. "Lincoln! Thou Shouldst Be Living at This Hour!" Lincoln as a Moral Compass for American Jews; Documents; 12. Lincoln Miscellany; Documents; Epilogue; Notes. IndexAuthor Biography; Back Cover.
Over the course of American history, Jews have held many American leaders in high esteem, but they maintain a unique emotional bond with Abraham Lincoln. From the time of his presidency to the present day, American Jews have persistently viewed Lincoln as one of their own, casting him as a Jewish sojourner and, in certain respects, a Jewish role model. This pioneering compendium- The first volume of annotated documents to focus on the history of Lincoln's image, influence, and reputation among American Jews- considers how Lincoln acquired his exceptional status and how, over the past c.
English.
9780809332939 0809332930 9780809332922 0809332922 9781306424714 1306424712
ebc1618636
2013015585
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Relations with Jews.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Influence.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
1800-1899
Jews--History--United States--19th century.
Jews--History--United States--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Juifs--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
HISTORY--State & Local--General.--United States
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Jews
Relations with Jews
United States--History--Jews.--Civil War, 1861-1865
États-Unis--Histoire--Juifs.--1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
United States
History
E457 E457.2
973.7089 973.7089/924
We Called Him Rabbi Abraham : Lincoln and American Jewry, a Documentary History. - Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (477 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Jacket flaps; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations list; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Abraham Lincoln and American Jewry; 1. Immigrants and the Old Northwest: Lincoln's First Encounters with American Jewry; Documents; 2. "The Most Favored Family Visitor at the White House": The Enigmatic Relationship between Lincoln and Isachar Zacharie, M.D.; Documents; 3. Lincoln and the Chaplaincy Controversy; Documents; 4. Lincoln and the Revocation of General Orders No. 11; Documents; 5. Lincoln and the Movement to Christianize the U.S. Constitution; Documents. 6. "A Great Man in Israel Has Fallen": American Jewry Mourns LincolnDocuments; 7. Conflicting Obligations: Shavuot and the National Day of Humiliation and Mourning; Documents; 8. Criticisms and Commendations: Conflicting Views on the Lincoln Presidency; Documents; 9. Memorializing and Judaizing Lincoln; Documents; 10. "His Name Will Ever Be Green in Your Hearts": Jews and the Cultural Preservation of Lincoln's Legacy; Documents; 11. "Lincoln! Thou Shouldst Be Living at This Hour!" Lincoln as a Moral Compass for American Jews; Documents; 12. Lincoln Miscellany; Documents; Epilogue; Notes. IndexAuthor Biography; Back Cover.
Over the course of American history, Jews have held many American leaders in high esteem, but they maintain a unique emotional bond with Abraham Lincoln. From the time of his presidency to the present day, American Jews have persistently viewed Lincoln as one of their own, casting him as a Jewish sojourner and, in certain respects, a Jewish role model. This pioneering compendium- The first volume of annotated documents to focus on the history of Lincoln's image, influence, and reputation among American Jews- considers how Lincoln acquired his exceptional status and how, over the past c.
English.
9780809332939 0809332930 9780809332922 0809332922 9781306424714 1306424712
ebc1618636
2013015585
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Relations with Jews.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Influence.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
1800-1899
Jews--History--United States--19th century.
Jews--History--United States--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Juifs--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
HISTORY--State & Local--General.--United States
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Jews
Relations with Jews
United States--History--Jews.--Civil War, 1861-1865
États-Unis--Histoire--Juifs.--1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
United States
History
E457 E457.2
973.7089 973.7089/924