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April 18, 2012 Last Aired December 25, 2016
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…
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November 3, 2014 Last Aired January 4, 2015
Henry Ford's Publications on Jews

Professor 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 views
October 28, 2012 Last Aired March 4, 2013
George Washington's Letter to the Jewish Community

Panelists 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 views
November 13, 2004 Last Aired March 27, 2005
American Judaism

Professor 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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