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SUMMARY:Antisemitism in the Civil War\, and Judah P. Benjamin:
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DESCRIPTION:The North Jersey Civil War Round Table explores antisemitism w
 ithin the Civil War and with Jefferson Davis' right hand man Judah P. Benj
 amin.  Virtual lecture..\nhttps://roxburylibrary.libnet.info/event/8674022
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="text-decoration: underline\;"
 >General Grant&rsquo\;s Infamous Order No. 11. 1863.</span></p>\n<p>To enf
 orce President Abraham Lincoln&rsquo\;s administration&rsquo\;s blockade a
 gainst the Confederacy to cut off the Confederacy from all trade with the 
 North\, on December 17\, 1862\, General Grant issued General Order. 11\, w
 hich stated: &ldquo\;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.&rdquo\;</p>\n<p><br /><span st
 yle="text-decoration: underline\;">Judah P. Benjamin: Brains of the Confed
 eracy &hellip\; and a Jewish Senator:</span></p>\n<p>As Jefferson Davis&rs
 quo\;s right hand man\, Judah P. Benjamin was the most politically powerfu
 l and important Jew of the 19th century &ndash\; he was also the most wide
 ly 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 Co
 urt\; and served in the Confederacy as Attorney General\, Secretary of War
 \, and Secretary of State.</p>\n<p><br /><strong>About the Presenter:</str
 ong> Rich Rosenthal is the President of the North Jersey Civil War Round T
 able 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 Parsippan
 y with his wife\, Harriet. They have two daughters and three grandchildren
 .</p>\n<p><br />This virtual program is presented as a public service by t
 he North Jersey Civil War Round Table.&nbsp\; Register online or by callin
 g the library at (973) 584-2400.&nbsp\; Link will be sent the morning of t
 he program.</p>\n<p>Note:&nbsp\; This presentation will also be offered li
 ve at the&nbsp\;Parsippany-Troy Hills Main Library\, 449 Halsey Road\, Par
 sippany.&nbsp\; If you are interested in attending in person\, please regi
 ster here: <a href="https://parsippanylibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calen
 dar/north-jersey-civil-war-round-table-presents-jews-antisemitism-and-the-
 civil-war/">https://parsippanylibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/nort
 h-jersey-civil-war-round-table-presents-jews-antisemitism-and-the-civil-wa
 r/</a></p>\n<p></p>\nhttps://roxburylibrary.libnet.info/event/8674022
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