My Country, My Country
When General Grant Expelled the Jews, A Response, Part 2
Of all people, surely my esteemed colleague, Jonathan Sarna, should know that attentive, careful and thoughtful readers—and reviewers—take their cues and draw their conclusions from both the tone and the substance of what is put before them. Jenna Weissman Joselit *To read Jenna Weissman Joselit’s original review, click here. READ MORE >>
Sin and Repentance
OVER THE YEARS, American Jews have feted George Washington, lionized Abraham Lincoln, and adored Franklin Roosevelt. But time and time again, they have given a cold shoulder to Ulysses S. Grant—or worse still, likened him to the evil Haman of Queen Esther’s day. Some American Jews, throwing off all restraint, have even called Grant a Second Pharaoh. READ MORE >>
Blessings
Praying with Ghosts
EVER SINCE THE late nineteenth century, when The New York Times first sent reporters deep into its dingy streets, the Lower East Side has made good copy. No other Manhattan neighborhood, with the possible exception of Harlem, has sustained as much attention as this one square mile of urban real estate. READ MORE >>
