The Jewish Confederates by Robert N Rosen
A native of Charleston, SC, Rosen (Confederate Charleston: An Illustrated History of the Place and the People During the Civil War) uses his own background and experience to recount the lives of Southern Jews from the 1700s until well after the Civil War. Loyal Southerners, the Jews accepted living in a slaveholding society, and their young men flocked to enlist when war came. The author delves into the lives of a number of prominent individuals and families, among them two U.S. senators, Judah Philip Benjamin of Louisiana and David Levy Yulee of Florida. The experiences of many other enlisted men, officers, nurses, politicians, rabbis, doctors, and businessmen are also chronicled. Rosen also explains why so many Jews chose the South as their home and why they remained loyal to it, arguing that Southern society and the Confederate army and navy may have been more tolerant of Jews than the North.Robert N., a third-generation Charlestonian, was born and raised in the city. Rosen is the author of The Jewish Confederates and A Brief History of Charleston. He holds degrees from Harvard University and the University of Virginia and is on the boards of the South Carolina Historical Society, the Charleston Arts and History Commission, and the Historic Charleston Foundation.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781570033636 |
| ISBN 10 | 1570033633 |
| Title | The Jewish Confederates |
| Author | Robert N Rosen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of South Carolina Press |
| Year published | 2000-10-31 |
| Number of pages | 536 |
| Prizes | Winner of Independent Publisher Book Awards (History) 2001 |
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