The North Jersey Civil War Round Table explores antisemitism within the Civil War and with Jefferson Davis' right hand man Judah P. Benjamin. Virtual lecture.
General Grant’s Infamous Order No. 11. 1863.
To enforce President Abraham Lincoln’s administration’s blockade against the Confederacy to cut off the Confederacy from all trade with the North, on December 17, 1862, General Grant issued General Order. 11, which stated: “The Jews, as a class, violating every regulation of trade established by the Treasury Department, and also Department orders, are hereby expelled from the Department.”
Judah P. Benjamin: Brains of the Confederacy … and a Jewish Senator:
As Jefferson Davis’s right hand man, Judah P. Benjamin was the most politically powerful and important Jew of the 19th century – he was also the most widely hated one in the North and portions of the South. Yet, he was a United States Senator; the first Jewish leader nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court; and served in the Confederacy as Attorney General, Secretary of War, and Secretary of State.
About the Presenter: Rich Rosenthal is the President of the North Jersey Civil War Round Table and was with the pre-eminent New Jersey historian and author, John T. Cunningham, one of the founders of the North Revolution Round Table. He has presented numerous lectures on a wide variety of historical subjects and is again presenting at the Parsippany Library. He resides in Parsippany with his wife, Harriet. They have two daughters and three grandchildren.
This virtual program is presented as a public service by the North Jersey Civil War Round Table. Register online or by calling the library at (973) 584-2400. Link will be sent the morning of the program.
Note: This presentation will also be offered live at the Parsippany-Troy Hills Main Library, 449 Halsey Road, Parsippany. If you are interested in attending in person, please register here: https://parsippanylibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/north-jersey-civil-war-round-table-presents-jews-antisemitism-and-the-civil-war/
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