dr. max lilienthal, a rabbi in cincinnati. the original is in the magnus collection in california.e apologized for not speaking out against slavery, saying that right must be right whatever the consequent is. one of his former supporters, and man named jacob cohen defaced his portrait and send it back and processed. his family eventually donated it to the museum. jews found themselves on both sides of the conflict. they were about 10,002 fought in the civil war. 7000 for the union and about 3000 for the confederacy. that disparity in numbers might have to do with where jews lived. there were more in the north. in 1862, late in the year, one of the most well-known incidents of the civil war for jewish historians is grant's order number 11. general grant was in charge of keeping track of the cotton industry during the war. the cotton industry needed to continue because the north needed cotton. the south needed funds. grant was charged with making sure everything was happening aboveboard and there was no black market, which there was. in 1862 in december, i believe it was during hanuk