United States Jewry, 1776-1985

United States Jewry, 1776-1985
Author: Jacob Rader Marcus
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Total Pages: 974
Release: 1989
Genre: Jews
ISBN: 9780814321881

The third volume covers the period from 1860 to 1920, beginning with the Jews, slavery, and the Civil War, and concluding with the rise of Reform Judaism as well as the increasing spirit of secularization that characterized emancipated, prosperous, liberal Jewry before it was confronted by a rising tide of American anti-Semitism in the 1920s.

Lincoln's Jewish Spy

Lincoln's Jewish Spy
Author: E. Lawrence Abel
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2020-08-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 1476639833

Born into a Sephardic Jewish immigrant family, Dr. Issachar Zacharie was the preeminent foot doctor for the American political elite before and during the Civil War. An expert in pain management, Zacharie treated the likes of Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, General George McClelland and most notably, President Abraham Lincoln. As Zacharie's professional and personal relationship with Lincoln deepened, the President began to entrust the doctor with political missions. Throughout Lincoln's presidency, Zacharie traveled to southern cities like New Orleans and Richmond in efforts to ally with some of the Confederacy's most influential Jewish citizens. This biography explores Dr. Zacharie's life, from his birth in Chatham, England, through his medical practice, espionage career and eventual political campaigning for President Lincoln.

The Jews in America

The Jews in America
Author: American Jewish Committee. Library of Jewish Information
Publisher:
Total Pages: 14
Release: 1943
Genre: Jews
ISBN: