Rabbi Lance Sussman, PhD

Sunday, November 16; 11:30 – 1:00pm

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, had an excellent relationship with the Jews of the North. He had several Jewish friends, a Jewish doctor and most importantly, reversed an expulsion order requested by the military in 1862. Join Rabbi Sussman to learn more about this fascinating relationship!

Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D., is Rabbi Emeritus of Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel in Elkins Park, and a past chair of the Board of Gratz College. Trained as an historian of the American Jewish experience, he is a prolific author and has taught at a number of colleges including Princeton, Binghamton and Hunter College.

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