Lincoln, Friends of the Jews

This lecture covers Abraham Lincoln's invaluable effect on the Jewish population. In the last decade, primary source documents—many never before published—were discovered regarding Abraham Lincoln and his relationship to American Jewry. Abraham Lincoln befriended Jews personally when he was a young attorney, and once he was president, his actions and words helped build a better America for Jews. 

• Lincoln treated Jews as equals and befriended them. Discover how his early childhood influences helped shape Lincoln’s openness.

• Explore the Jewish politicians and businessmen whom Lincoln befriended.

• Hear how Lincoln responded to the most infamous anti-semitic acts that took place during the Civil War.

• Hear how Lincoln changed his speeches to include all Americans.

• Discover a small sampling of the moving eulogies by Jewish leaders after Lincoln's assassination.