From The presidents I have known from 1860-1918 by Simon Wolf.
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Thursday, March 01, 2012
Grant grants a $25 donation
I don't usually do reposts, but I was reading Prof. Jonathan Sarna's article "Gen. Grant’s Uncivil War Against The Jew," and I was reminded of a post I did 2 years ago about how "Ulysses S. Grant donated $25 to a Yerushalmi Jew's hachnosas kallah fund," and received a micrographic portrait in Hebrew letters in return.
From The presidents I have known from 1860-1918 by Simon Wolf.
Here was the original post (link).
From The presidents I have known from 1860-1918 by Simon Wolf.
Here was the original post (link).
Nice little piece of history!
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That's a big donation.
ReplyDeleteAssuming that it was given during Grant's term in the White House, it could have been worth app. $420-$520 according to http://www.davemanuel.com/inflation-calculator.php
Maybe that's why Grant was zoche to kevurah in NYC. ;-)
In present day dollars I meant.
ReplyDeleteShould have gotten him maftir Yonah, at least.
ReplyDeleteIs Dr Sarna related to the Chwvron Sarnes
ReplyDeleteWell, he's related to Nahum Sarna. Not good enough? :-)
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the picture is still in the "National Museum's" collection. (I'm assuming the Smithsonian American History Museum.)
Great work buddy, keep it up!
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