the greatest example whee have is abraham joshua who was a hero who was willing to sacrifice to benefit others, in this case, african americans in the south. sadly, as i did the research, i discovered even though we have a few genuine heroes, the relationship between the faith tradition and the actual activism was inverted. which is to say, looking at the civil rights movement, those for whom traditional understandings of jewish law are most applicable, the orthodox community were the least involved in justice work, at least outside of the jewish community, certainly in terms of african american racial equality. conservative movement which is moving a little more liberal had a little more of the reformed movement, the least observant and the most engaged. to be honest, it was the jewish socialists, communists, is secular jews were mostly the ones down there. for me as an academic, i found it fasing to be raised in a tradition that my faith informed it but when i looked at the evidence, it was more complicated. >> and i think the complications complication is a bag part -- i would love t

biographies included abraham lincoln, of whom he has written no more than four different books, grant with the wonderful title, american ulysses and soon to be published, a biography of joshua chamberlain, the hero of the battle at gettysburg. that will come out in the next few months and we hope to have you at the new york historical society when that happens. he has earned the baroness lincoln award, the christopher ward, and many other awards. he is a fellow princeton ph.d.. it is fair to observe that because of these two great biographers, more than any others frankly, it can be said that grant is having his own moment, and i say that with ron chernow's biography, the hamilton moment, or perhaps it was the play that we heard with the wrapping and seeing and rhyming couplets that really brought kim -- hamilton to the four. but in all seriousness, when i was first going for the grant monument associate dinner, neither of these biographies had been published. many of us felt that it was imperative that grant be returned to the very high regard in which he was held before a succession of southern sympathizers and last cause appearance had taken turns praising robert e. lee

abraham lincoln about whom he has written no less than four different books. grant with the wonderful title american disease and soon to be published a biography of josiah chamberlain joshua chamberlain. excuse me, the hero of the battle of the little round top at gettysburg. and again that will come out in the next few months and we hope to have you at the new york historical society when that happens, so he has earned the baron desk lincoln award at christopher award and many other honors and of note as well. he is a fellow princeton phd it is fair to observe. i believe that because of these two great biographers more than any others frankly. it can be said that grant is having his moment. and i say that of course noting that ron chernows biography was the hamilton moment or perhaps maybe yes, it was the the play it that we heard the rapping and singing in rhyming couplings that really brought hamilton to the four. but in all seriousness when i was first privileged to attend the grant monument association annual dinner. neither of these biographies have been published. and many of us felt that it was imperative that grant b returned to the very high regard in which he w