About the Author

Jonathan D. Sarna

Jonathan D. Sarna is a Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University and chief historian of the National Museum of American Jewish History. He is co-editor of “Jews and the Civil War: A Reader” (NYU Press, 2010).

The Civil War and American Jews

by Jonathan D. Sarna

Why Jews should care about the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.

About the Author

Jonathan D. Sarna

The Civil War and American Jews

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