When General Grant Expelled the Jews
by Jonathan D. Sarna
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Critic Reviews: 12
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Synopsis
A riveting account of General Ulysses S. Grant's decision, in the middle of the Civil War, to order the expulsion of all Jews from the territory under his command, and the reverberations of that decision on Grant's political career, on the nascent American Jewish community, and on the American political process. On December 17, 1862, just weeks before Abraham Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation, General Grant issued what remains the most notorious... more
About Jonathan D. Sarna
Published: March 13, 2012 by Random House
Genre: History, Biographies & Memoirs. Non-fiction. 224 pages
- All Critics: 12
- Positive: 7
- Negative: 5
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The New York Times | 4 Apr 2012
To that end Mr. Sarna places undue emphasis on the narrow question of whether Grant ultimately “earned” the support and forgiveness of Jews.
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Kirkus Reviews | 1 Jan 2012
Sarna weighs the short-lived order against important Jewish appointments in Grant’s administration, his humanitarian support for oppressed Jews around the world and lasting friendships with Jews.
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Look At OKC | 11 Mar 2012
This book is highly recommended to those interested in the Civil War and American Jewish history.
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The Washington Post | 2 Mar 2012
Some quibbles: The illustration of “Grant, about 1860” is a photo of a beef contractor mistaken for the general; and Sarna’s occasional embrace of au courant phrases (“He was a one-man Anti-Defamation League,” “speak truth to power”) proves jarring.
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The New Republic | 21 Mar 2012
For all its many pleasures, however, the book turns out to be more suggestive than persuasive, especially when it comes to its conclusion.
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The Daily Beast | 21 Mar 2012
Sarna’s wide-ranging and judiciously balanced book is the latest entry in the luminous Schocken/ Nextbook Jewish Encounters series.
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Chapter 16 | 21 Mar 2012
Overall, Sarna has produced a work of history that is balanced, engaging, fascinating, and valuable.
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Publishers Weekly | 19 Dec 2011
Thoroughly researched and crisply written, this is a very fine work that will interest students of both American and modern Jewish history.
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Although he does not provide any numbers, Sarna indicates that more Jews held federal jobs in Grant’s administration than under any previous president.
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Macleans | 22 Mar 2012
In this engrossing account by a Brandeis University historian, the order is also shown to be a key moment in the life of Grant.
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Charlotte Observer | 16 Mar 2012
Sarna’s excellent book reminds us that Americans have a long history of learning from their errors.
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The New York Times | 4 Apr 2012
...Mr. Sarna places undue emphasis on the narrow question of whether Grant ultimately “earned” the support and forgiveness of Jews.
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