Daily Stormer
July 19, 2015
Some interesting facts here in this Jew research.
I knew Lincoln loved him some Jews, but didn’t realize the extent.
The Edwardsville Intelligencer:
A groundbreaking exhibit on Abraham Lincoln’s relationships with the small but growing Jewish population of Civil War-era America opens at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum on Aug. 3.
“With Firmness in the Right: Lincoln and the Jews” examines Lincoln’s role in paving the way for acceptance and inclusion of Jews in America. It also tells the story of how a number of Jews, as a group and as individuals, affected Lincoln deeply and became his neighbors, friends, colleagues and allies.
The exhibit gathers Lincoln documents, photographs, letters, Bibles and other artifacts from many different sources. The Shapell Manuscript Foundation, the Chicago Historical Society, Brown University, the Library of Congress, the National Archives and the Lincoln Presidential Library all contributed. Some items have never been exhibited publicly until now.
Inspired by the book “Lincoln and the Jews: A History,” by Jonathan D. Sarna and Benjamin Shapell, the exhibit opened at the New-York Historical Society earlier this year. A significantly revised version will open at the Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum on Aug. 3 and run through Nov. 15.
“Abraham Lincoln befriended Jews and would not tolerate bigotry toward them, even from his most vaunted general. His acceptance of Jews set a pattern that made acceptance a bit easier for other minorities coming to America in the years ahead,” said Eileen Mackevich, executive director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. “We hope this exhibit brings new attention to this part of the Lincoln story.”
By the time of his death, Lincoln had had more Jewish friends and acquaintances than any president before him. They included Julius Hammerslough, who owned a Springfield clothing store; Samuel G. Alschuler, a photographer who produced portraits of Lincoln in 1858 and 1860; Abraham Jonas, a Quincy attorney whom Lincoln described as “one of my most valued friends”; and Issachar Zacharie, a doctor who operated on Lincoln’s feet.
The exhibit will display correspondence between Lincoln and Jonas, photos by Alschuler, and Lincoln’s hand-written praise for the treatment provided by Zacharie. It also includes Lincoln’s appointment of the U.S. military’s first Jewish chaplain, the commissions of Jewish officers and eulogies written by rabbis after Lincoln’s assassination. The exhibition is guest curated by Dr. Ann Meyerson.
“This exhibit does more than shed light on Lincoln’s views of a specific group. It tells us about his heart, his fundamental sense of fairness,” said Daniel Stowell, the Lincoln Presidential Library’s curator for the exhibit. “He was always willing to look past old prejudices. Lincoln’s broader view for America found expression in his Second Inaugural Address, segments of which will appear in the exhibit in Lincoln’s own hand.”
This fits right in to discussion about the Confederate Flag, no?