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International:
Lincoln and the Jews
Photos by:
Rose Billings/Blacktiemagazine.com
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Abraham Lincoln
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Exhibition Preview
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Reception
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Photograph
taken by Jewish photographer-friend of Lincoln,
Samuel Alschuler, who lent Lincoln his own
velvet-trimmed coat for the occasion. Urbana,
Illinois, April 25, 1858, Courtesy of Library of
Congress. |
The Shapell Manuscript Foundation Preview and
cocktail reception for the exhibition
With Firmness in the Right:
Lincoln and the Jews
Thursday, March 19, 2015
6:30 pm
New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
(between West 76th
& West 77th Streets)
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Frederick M. Lawrence President Professor of
Politics and
Dr.
Jonathan D. Sarna,
Co-author of 'Lincoln
and the Jews: A History' |
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Thea Wiesetlier and
Louise
Mirrer, President and CEO, New-York Historical
Society |
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Harold Holzer, Chief
Historical Advisor to
the exhibition |
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Matthew Bregman, Vice President For
Development and LeeAnne Carroll |
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Leon Wieseltier, author of 'Kaddish' |
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Aman Sadiyan and Kennedy K. |
Marking the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War
and Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, the New-York Historical
Society, in partnership with The
Shapell Manuscript Foundation, presented
the exhibition Lincoln
and the Jews,
on view March 20 through June 7, 2015. Through
several never-before-exhibited original writings
by Lincoln and his Jewish contemporaries, the exhibition
brings to light Lincoln’s little-known relationship with the
Jewish community and its lasting personal and national
implications. The
exhibition is inspired by the publication of Lincoln
and the Jews: A History (Thomas
Dunne Books, March 2015), by
Dr. Jonathan D. Sarna, Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor
of American Jewish History at Brandeis University, and
Benjamin Shapell, founder of The Shapell Manuscript
Foundation.
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Organized by The Shapell Manuscript Foundation, the
evening reception featured remarks by Rabbi David Wolpe,
Sinai Temple, Los Angeles; Leon Wieseltier, author of Kaddish; and Dr.
Jonathan D. Sarna, co-author of Lincoln
and the Jews: A History. Tours
of the exhibition will be offered throughout the evening. |
Who:
Pam Schafler, Chair
of the Board of Trustees, New-York Historical Society; Louise
Mirrer, President and CEO, New-York Historical
Society; Harold Holzer, Chief
Historical Advisor to
the exhibition; Benjamin
Shapell, founder of The Shapell Manuscript Foundation.
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Special Guests: Jean and William Soman, Edward and Sandra Meyer, Louise
Kerz Hirschfeld and Lewis B. Cullman, Sid and Ruth Lapidus,
Helen Nash, Bernard Schwartz and
Ruth Messinger |
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