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Lincoln and Jewish Americans

In this virtual lunch and learn event with historian and Brandeis University Professor Jonathan D. Sarna spoke on his book Lincoln and the Jews: A History.

Dr. Sarna will illustrate how Lincoln admired, consulted with, appointed to office, and defended Jewish Americans during his presidency. Historian William Bartelt, author of There I Grew Up: Remembering Abraham Lincoln’s Youth (IHS Press) will offer introductory comments on how Lincoln’s Indiana boyhood shaped his presidency.

Presented in partnership with the Indiana Jewish Historical Society.

Lincoln and Jewish Americans

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A Noble Dream: Indiana, Lincoln, and Jewish Americans

A virtual lunch and learn event from the Indiana Jewish Historical Society and Indiana Historical Society. Historian and Brandeis University Professor Jonathan D. Sarna will speak on his book “Lincoln and the Jews: A History.” Dr. Sarna will illustrate how Lincoln admired, consulted with, appointed to office, and defended Jewish Americans during his presidency. Historian William Bartelt, author of “There I Grew Up: Remembering Abraham Lincoln’s Youth (IHS Press)” will offer introductory comments on how Lincoln’s Indiana boyhood shaped his presidency.

Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 12 PM EDT

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Indiana Politicians Who Made a Difference During the Holocaust: James Grover McDonald with guest Speaker Jill Weiss Simins

A series in partnership with the Indiana Jewish Historical Society and CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center explores a different Hoosier politician who helped save Jews during and after the Holocaust. In this talk, we will discuss Albany, Indiana native James Grover McDonald, who is known for warning the world about Nazi atrocities and dedicated his life to rescue the Jews of Europe.

Indiana Politicians Who Made a Difference During the Holocaust: James Grover McDonald

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Indiana Politicians Who Made a Difference During the Holocaust: Governor Paul V. McNutt

A series in partnership with the Indiana Jewish Historical Society and CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center that explores a different Hoosier politician who helped save Jews during and after the Holocaust. In this talk, we will discuss how Governor McNutt assisted Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust to gain safe passage to the Philippines.

Indiana Politicians Who Made a Difference During the Holocaust: Governor Paul V. McNutt

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Standing up to the Klan: Indiana Jews vs. The Klan

Dr. Madison places Indiana’s Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s in larger contexts as a mainstream, not a marginal movement, and explain why so many Hoosiers joined the organization. He will then focus on those who stood up to the Klan, focusing on Jewish Hoosiers.

Standing up to the Klan: Indiana Jews vs. The Klan