{"product_id":"we-called-him-rabbi-abraham-gary-phillip-zola-9780809332922","title":"We Called Him Rabbi Abraham: Lincoln and American Jewry: A Documentary History","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver the course of American history, Jews have held many American leaders in high esteem, but they maintain a unique emotional bond with Abraham Lincoln. From the time of his presidency to the present day, American Jews have persistently viewed Lincoln as one of their own, casting him as a Jewish sojourner and, in certain respects, a Jewish role model. This pioneering compendium-- The first volume of annotated documents to focus on the history of Lincoln's image, influence, and reputation among American Jews-- considers how Lincoln acquired his exceptional status and how, over the past century and a half, this fascinating relationship has evolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganized into twelve chronological and thematic chapters, these little-known primary source documents--many never before published and some translated into English for the first time--consist of newspaper clippings, journal articles, letters, poems, and sermons, and provide insight into a wide variety of issues relating to Lincoln's Jewish connection. Topics include Lincoln's early encounters with Central European Jewish immigrants living in the Old Northwest; Lincoln's Jewish political allies; his encounters with Jews and the Jewish community as President; Lincoln's response to the Jewish chaplain controversy; General U. S. Grant's General Orders No. 11 expelling \"Jews, as a class\" from the Military Department of Tennessee; the question of amending the U.S. Constitution to legislate the country's so-called Christian national character; and Jewish eulogies after Lincoln's assassination. Other chapters consider the crisis of conscience that arose when President Andrew Johnson proclaimed a national day of mourning for Lincoln on the festival of \u003ci\u003eShavuot \u003c\/i\u003e(the Feast of Weeks), a day when Jewish law enjoins Jews to rejoice and not to mourn; Lincoln's Jewish detractors contrasted to his boosters; how American Jews have intentionally \"Judaized\" Lincoln ever since his death; the leading role that American Jews have played in in crafting Lincoln's image and in preserving his memory for the American nation; American Jewish reflections on the question \"What Would Lincoln Do?\"; and how Lincoln, for America's Jewish citizenry, became the avatar of America's highest moral aspirations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith thoughtful chapter introductions that provide readers with a context for the annotated documents that follow, this volume provides a fascinating chronicle of American Jewry's unfolding historical encounter with the life and symbolic image of Abraham Lincoln, shedding light on how the cultural interchange between American ideals and Jewish traditions influences the dynamics of the American Jewish experience. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Finalist, 2014 National Jewish Book Award \u003cbr\u003e Finalist, 2015 Ohioana Book Award \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Phillip Zola\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0809332922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780809332922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Southern Illinois University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.61w x 1.33d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e National Jewish Book Award - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e National Jewish Book Award - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2014 pg. 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2014 pg. 46","brand":"Gary Phillip Zola","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45476868718847,"sku":"9780809332922","price":49.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f55ddfaa-f8e9-4fdc-b347-36cd4697bfdf.jpg?v=1715918394","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-called-him-rabbi-abraham-gary-phillip-zola-9780809332922","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}