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American Jewry and the Civil War is not an attempt to count the number of Jews who fought in the armies of the North or South; nor are acts of heroism recounted. But a much more interesting and valuable story is recounted--the story of a community, both North and South, and its' reaction in time of crises.
Before the fall of Fort Sumter, Jews had no common position on the subject of slavery. But when the War came, the Rabbis of the North offered prayers for the preservation of the Union, and the Southern Rabbis for the Confederacy; and at least one Rabbi offered prayers for both sides.
American Jewry and the Civil War is a biography of the Jewish community in the North, South, and the West, and its struggle for equality and dignity in this time of conflict.
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