civil war

Passover Seders During the Civil War

For American Jewry during the Civil War, the Passover story was especially powerful. However, creating a seder in a war zone requires flexibility and creativity.

August Bondi

The Jew who fought beside John Brown

Judah P. Benjamin, Confederacy’s Second-In-Command

The Jewish second-in-command of the Southern Confederacy during the Civil War was once a United States senator.

Jews in the Civil War

Addressing the moral question of slavery.