Zola, Gary Phillip. <br/><br/>
We Called Him Rabbi Abraham  Lincoln and American Jewry, a Documentary History.  [electronic resource] : 

 - Carbondale :  Southern Illinois University Press,  2014. 
 - 1 online resource (477 p.) 
<br/><br/> Description based upon print version of record. 
<br/><br/>Cover; Jacket flaps; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations list; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Abraham Lincoln and American Jewry; 1. Immigrants and the Old Northwest: Lincoln's First Encounters with American Jewry; Documents; 2. "The Most Favored Family Visitor at the White House": The Enigmatic Relationship between Lincoln and Isachar Zacharie, M.D.; Documents; 3. Lincoln and the Chaplaincy Controversy; Documents; 4. Lincoln and the Revocation of General Orders No. 11; Documents; 5. Lincoln and the Movement to Christianize the U.S. Constitution; Documents 6. "A Great Man in Israel Has Fallen": American Jewry Mourns LincolnDocuments; 7. Conflicting Obligations: Shavuot and the National Day of Humiliation and Mourning; Documents; 8. Criticisms and Commendations: Conflicting Views on the Lincoln Presidency; Documents; 9. Memorializing and Judaizing Lincoln; Documents; 10. "His Name Will Ever Be Green in Your Hearts": Jews and the Cultural Preservation of Lincoln's Legacy; Documents; 11. "Lincoln! Thou Shouldst Be Living at This Hour!" Lincoln as a Moral Compass for American Jews; Documents; 12. Lincoln Miscellany; Documents; Epilogue; Notes IndexAuthor Biography; Back Cover 
<br/><br/> 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. This pioneering compendium- The first volume of annotated documents to focus on the history of Lincoln's image, influence, and reputation among American Jews- considers how Lincoln acquired his exceptional status and how, over the past c. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780809332939 (electronic bk.) 0809332930 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Relations with Jews.<br/>Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Influence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Jews --United States --History -- 19th century.<br/>Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Influence.<br/>Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Relations with Jews.<br/>Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.<br/>United States --History --Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Jews.<br/>Jews--History--United States--19th century.<br/>HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--History--Jews.--Civil War, 1861-1865
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E457 E457.2 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.7089  973.7089/924