General Grant and the Jews

When he ordered Jews to be expelled from the Tennessee territory, General Ulysses S. Grant committed the most anti-Semitic act ever by a high-level American official. Why did Grant do it and how did Grant himself evolve, eventually becoming a president whose death was mourned by the American Jewish community?

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Rabbi Meir Soloveichik
Meir Soloveichik is a senior fellow and contributor at Tikvah, the rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel, and the director of the Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University. His many podcasts, video series, media appearances, and writings can be found at Ideas.Tikvah.org.

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General Grant and the Jews

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Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

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General Grant and the Jews

Taught By

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

General Grant and the Jews

Taught By

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

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General Grant and the Jews

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Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

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3 of 8 The Rabbinic Roots of the Gettysburg Address

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