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We Called Him Rabbi Abraham: Lincoln and American Jewry, a Documentary History
Gary Phillip Zola
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Description for We Called Him Rabbi Abraham: Lincoln and American Jewry, a Documentary History
Hardcover. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFSR1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 803.
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. The first volume of documents to focus on the history of Lincoln’s image, influence, and reputation among American Jews, this pioneering compendium considers how Lincoln acquired his exceptional status and how, over the past century and a half, this fascinating ... Read more
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. The first volume of documents to focus on the history of Lincoln’s image, influence, and reputation among American Jews, this pioneering compendium considers how Lincoln acquired his exceptional status and how, over the past century and a half, this fascinating ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Carbondale, United States
ISBN
9780809332922
SKU
V9780809332922
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About Gary Phillip Zola
Gary Phillip Zola is the executive director of the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives and a professor of the American Jewish experience at Hebrew Union College. He is the author of The Americanization of the Jewish Prayer Book and the Liturgical Development of Congregation Ahawath Chesed, New York City; and Isaac Harby of Charleston: Jewish Reformer ... Read more
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