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Writer-author-editor: B'nai B'rith Mag Ed; former WaPo; Bethesda Mag, NYT contributor. history, John Brown, real estate, education, media, book reviews
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The African American Soldiers in John Brown’s Army

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It was a damp, misty night when the abolitionist Brown, who had earlier freed slaves in what became known as “Bleeding Kansas,” climbed onto the horse-drawn wagon. He was preceded  by two men on foot with rifles flung over their shoulders, and there were 16 more behind him. After they had eaten their last meal together, Capt. John Brown commanded, “Men, get on your arms. We will proceed to the Ferry.” It was now 8 p.m. on Oct. 16, 1859. In all, there were 19, including Brown.
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Washington Independent Review of Books

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But it wasn’t always so. In the mid-20th century, “eminent” Jews in literature, in music, and in entertainment were almost universally celebrated, first as eminent Americans who, by the way, happened to be Jewish. In those decades, “American culture seemed almost Jewish,” we are told by author and essayist David Denby. It is this world and worldview that Denby highlights in his latest book, Eminent Jews: Bernstein, Brooks, Freidan, Mailer.
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Fear No Pharaoh | Washington Independent Review of Books

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The question, somewhat nervously asked by and among American Jews, is not just Borscht Belt shtick. It reflects the chronic insecurity of Jews in America. Even among those who are secular and assimilated, there is always an underlying fear of resurgent antisemitism unfairly triggered by stereotypes and unleased by external events beyond their control. The stresses posed by slavery and the Civil War were no different. Like other Americans, Jews on both sides held strong views.
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