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What I learned about antisemitism from a remarkable new archive about Jewish Civil War soldiers

The war made Americans out of its Jewish soldiers, but left an enduring legacy of anti-Jewish slanders, writes a historian of the era.

By Adam Mendelsohn November 11, 2022 1:04 pm

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When President Lincoln fought for the Jews

To Abraham Lincoln, prejudice was abhorrent, and expelling one minority while fighting for the rights of another was unthinkable, writes the treasurer of the Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation.

February 12, 2019 10:34 am

US ambassador to Israel reportedly says evicting settlers ‘could lead to civil war’

The U.S. Embassy and the Presidents Conference disputed the Israeli TV report of the closed meeting, saying David Friedman's words were taken out of context.

February 20, 2018 8:32 am