When General Grant Expelled the Jews
Jonathan Sarna recounts General Ulysses S. Grant’s order to expel the Jewish population in his commanding territory on December 17, 1862. The order, quickly revoked by President Abraham Linc…
2,431 viewsJonathan Sarna recounts General Ulysses S. Grant’s order to expel the Jewish population in his commanding territory on December 17, 1862. The order, quickly revoked by President Abraham Linc…
2,431 viewsProfessor Jonathan Sarna talked about how industrialist Henry Ford founded and supported a newspaper that published anti-semitic articles. This class was from his course called “It Couldn’t …
3,294 viewsPanelists discuss George Washington’s letter to the Jewish congregation in Newport, Rhode Island in which he spoke of religious tolerance. The panelists also discuss the greater context of e…
614 viewsProfessor Jonathan Sarna talked about his book American Judaism: A History, published by Yale University Press. He talked about the 350 year history of Jews in America and the prospects for…
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