LEADER 03561nam 2200589 450 001 9910465147003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8093-3293-0 035 $a(CKB)3710000000086458 035 $a(EBL)1618636 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001113577 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11708960 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001113577 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11167541 035 $a(PQKB)11437954 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1618636 035 $a(OCoLC)870226709 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse34822 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1618636 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10835537 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL573722 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000086458 100 $a20140214h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aWe called him Rabbi Abraham $eLincoln and American Jewry, a documentary history /$fedited with introductions by Gary Phillip Zola 210 1$aCarbondale, Illinois :$cSouthern Illinois University Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (477 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8093-3292-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $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 327 $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 327 $aIndexAuthor Biography; Back Cover 330 $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 606 $aJews$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xJews 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aJews$xHistory 676 $a973.7089/924 701 $aZola$b Gary Phillip$0952895 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465147003321 996 $aWe called him Rabbi Abraham$92154345 997 $aUNINA