When General Grant expelled the Jews
Book • 2012
Jonathan D. Sarna's When General Grant Expelled the Jews explores the issuance and fallout of General Orders No. 11, which expelled Jews from parts of Grant's military department in 1862.
The book analyzes the political, military, and social context of the order, its effects on Jewish communities, and the subsequent reactions in Washington and among Jewish Americans.
Sarna places the episode within broader themes of wartime authority, prejudice, and the struggle for civil rights during the Civil War era.
He examines how the incident influenced Jewish political mobilization and the relationship between Jews and federal power.
The work contributed to renewed scholarly and public attention to Jewish experiences during the Civil War.
The book analyzes the political, military, and social context of the order, its effects on Jewish communities, and the subsequent reactions in Washington and among Jewish Americans.
Sarna places the episode within broader themes of wartime authority, prejudice, and the struggle for civil rights during the Civil War era.
He examines how the incident influenced Jewish political mobilization and the relationship between Jews and federal power.
The work contributed to renewed scholarly and public attention to Jewish experiences during the Civil War.
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