Fear No Pharaoh : American Jews, the Civil War, and the Fight to End Slavery

St Martin's Press

In Fear No Pharaoh, the journalist and historian Richard Kreitner sets this question at the heart of the Civil War era. He tells the intertwined stories of six American Jews who helped to shape a tumultuous time, including Judah Benjamin, the secretive lawyer who became Jefferson Davis\u2019s trusted confidante; Morris Raphall, a Swedish-born rabbi who defended slavery as biblically justified; and Raphall\u2019s rival rabbis - Isaac Mayer Wise, who urged Jews to stay out of the slavery controversy to avoid attracting attention, and David Einhorn, whose fiery sermons condemning bondage led to a pro-slavery mob threatening his life. We also meet August Bondi, a veteran of Europe\u2019s 1848 revolutions, who fought with John Brown in Bleeding Kansas and later in the Union Army, and the Polish \u00E9migr\u00E9\n\nFear No Pharaoh\nAmerican Jews, the Civil War, and the Fight to End Slavery\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal;