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100 1 _aZola, Gary Phillip.
245 1 0 _aWe Called Him Rabbi Abraham
_h[electronic resource] :
_bLincoln and American Jewry, a Documentary History.
260 _aCarbondale :
_bSouthern Illinois University Press,
_c2014.
300 _a1 online resource (477 p.)
500 _aDescription based upon print version of record.
505 0 _aCover; 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
505 8 _a6. "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
505 8 _aIndexAuthor Biography; Back Cover
520 _aOver 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.
650 4 _aJews --United States --History -- 19th century.
650 4 _aLincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Influence.
650 4 _aLincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Relations with Jews.
650 4 _aLincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
650 4 _aUnited States --History --Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Jews.
600 1 0 _aLincoln, Abraham,
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600 1 0 _aLincoln, Abraham,
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650 0 _aJews
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651 0 _aUnited States
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_aZola, Gary Phillip
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