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Registration to attend is recommended: https://bit.ly/CivilWarDiary"The Civil War Diary of Emma Mordecai", co-authored by Melissa R. Klapper and Dianne Ashton, z”l, charts Mordecai’s daily life through entries written from 1864-1865 in the antebellum South and her evolving perspective on Confederate nationalism and Southern identity, Jewishness, women’s roles in wartime, and more. While never losing sight of the racist social and political structures that shaped Mordecai’s world, "The Civil War Diary" provides a vivid look at the wartime experiences of a Jewish woman in the Confederate South.
Dianne Ashton was Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and World Religions at Rowan University. She is the author and editor of a number of books, including "Hanukkah in America: A History" and "Rebecca Gratz: Women and Judaism in Antebellum America".
Melissa R. Klapper is Professor of History and the Coordinator of the Women's & Gender Studies Program at Rowan University. She is the author of five books, including "Ballots, Babies, and Banners of Peace: American Jewish Women’s Activism, 1890-1940", which won the National Jewish Book Award in Women’s Studies. Klapper is a past HBI Scholar in Residence (2007, 2023) and the recipient of two HBI Research Awards. She completed this book during her residency in 2023.
Colleagues at Rowan, Ashton mentored Klapper long before they ended up at the same university. When Ashton passed away during the writing of this book in 2022, Klapper, as a friend, colleague and historian, completed and published the work so that this important diary entered the historical record.
Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event. See the "discussion" tab for links to purchase online.
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The Jewish Library of Baltimore, 5700 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, Jewish Community Center, 1st floor, 5700 Park Heights Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215-3930, United States,Baltimore, Maryland, Pikesville
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