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Jonathan D. Sarna

Autor(a) de American Judaism: A History

32+ Works 816 Membros 7 Reviews 1 Favorited

About the Author

Jonathan D. Sarna is university professor and Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University and chief historian of the National Museum of American Jewish History.

Obras de Jonathan D. Sarna

American Judaism: A History (2004) 256 cópias
The Jews of Boston (1995) 48 cópias
American Judaism (2019) 20 cópias
People Walk on Their Heads (1982) 5 cópias
The Jews of Cincinnati (1989) 4 cópias
JEWS IN NEW HAVEN (1978) 4 cópias
American Jewish History 1 exemplar(es)

Associated Works

Cosella Wayne: Or, Will and Destiny (Jews and Judaism: History and Culture) (2019) — Editor, algumas edições7 cópias
Interreligious dialogue and cultural change (2012) — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)

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Conhecimento Comum

Nome padrão
Sarna, Jonathan D.
Data de nascimento
1955-01-10
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Locais de residência
Massachusetts, USA
Educação
Hebrew College (BHL)
Brandeis University (BA)
Brandeis University (MA)
Yale University (MA)
Yale University (MPhil)
Yale University (PhD)
Ocupação
professor
Relacionamentos
Sarna, Nahum M. (father)
Langer, Ruth (wife)
Organizações
Brandeis University
Premiações
Marshall Sklare Award (2002)
Pequena biografia
Jonathan Sarna is the Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University.

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One hundred and fifty years after Abraham Lincoln's death, the full story of his extraordinary relationship with Jews is told here for the first time. Lincoln and the Jews: A History provides readers both with a captivating narrative of his interactions with Jews, and with the opportunity to immerse themselves in rare manuscripts and images, many from the Shapell Lincoln Collection, that show Lincoln in a way he has never been seen before.
 
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HandelmanLibraryTINR | Dec 4, 2022 |
The fascinating story of how, in December 1862 on the pretense of addressing the smuggling of goods into the Confederacy, General Ulysses Grant, issued General Order No. 11, expelling Jews from the "Department of the Tennessee," a group of states under Grant's command. Although the order was quickly rescinded by President Lincoln, the scandal came back to haunt Grant when he ran for president in 1868, and he would spend the remainder of his life trying to atone for it. A little-known episode from the Civil War and the first instance in which American citizens were persecuted as a collective ethnic or religious group. A more egregious example is, of course, the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. Carol Matas write about this incident in the young adult novel, The War Within (Simon & Schuster, 2001).… (mais)
 
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Sullywriter | 1 outra resenha | May 22, 2015 |
I thought this book was a little disappointing. I really wanted to enjoy it, but I found that it was really a detailed look at the relationship between American Jews and Ulysses S. Grant during and after the Civil War. Grant's order to expel the Jews was short-lived and quickly overturned by Lincoln. Its effect wasn't widespread and wasn't felt by the larger pockets of southern Jews. Based on the title of the book, I was expecting more details about the people who were affected by the order; i.e. their personal hardships or change in social status. The discussion of the short-term effects of the order to expel the Jews was actually only a small portion of this book. The rest of the book was about Grant's apparent attempt to restore his relationship with American Jews by involving them in his presidential administration.

I will say that the author has really done his research. Per his estimate, the number of Jews living in America during the mid-1800s was relatively small, so they aren't a common subject in Civil War or Reconstruction literature. In this regard, I doubt you'll find better research than what's in this book. The author is also a good writer, which is refreshing in a book about a somewhat obscure topic. I just unfortunately did not find this to be a page-turner, but it may be a good read for people with interest in Grant or American Jews during the Reconstruction era.
… (mais)
 
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slug9000 | 1 outra resenha | Jul 22, 2013 |
Illuminating essays about the Jewish community of Boston. Though there's a good deal of overlap -- several pieces discuss the migration of Jews from Roxbury and Dorchester to the suburbs --most of the essays are written lucidly, especially the ones about synagogues and schools. The one exception is the piece about Zionism, which doesn't explain the difference between one vague philosophical label and another and doesn't really prove that Boston-area Zionists had a major impact on the movement. I also wish that the maps could've been bigger, as they were too difficult to read. These are minor flaws, though, in an overall excellent work.… (mais)
 
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simchaboston | Jun 27, 2013 |

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Obras
32
Also by
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Membros
816
Popularidade
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Avaliação
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Resenhas
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ISBNs
48
Idiomas
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