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Lincolns Jewish Chiropodist (57:44)
Issachar Zacharie has been described as Abraham Lincoln's 'most enigmatic intimate.' Who was this curious Jewish figure, what drew Lincoln to him? Learn about Zacharie s role in the Civil War, and how his actions affected his country and his people
Professor Jonathan Sarna (48)
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Antebellum Anti-Semite? Ulysses S. Grant and the Jews (50:09)
In his infamous “General Orders Number 11,” written in Oxford, Mississippi on December 17, 1862, Grant excluded Jews from his department. “The Jews, as a class, violating every regulation of trade established by the Treasury Department, and also Department orders, are hereby expelled from the Department
Professor Jonathan Sarna (48)