It was mentioned as a source of the name Haman, who was described as an enemy of the Jewish people within the book.
So for the first time in the history of the country Jewish people were at the center of a political fight. In the end they had to decide if they should vote for a man who was good for the country even...
— Episode: 107 - General Order No. 11
Episode: 107 - General Order No. 11
It was mentioned as a source of the name Haman, who was described as an enemy of the Jewish people within the book.
So for the first time in the history of the country Jewish people were at the center of a political fight. In the end they had to decide if they should vote for a man who was good for the country even though they thought he was bad for Jews and in the election Grant won the majority of the Jewish vote and the election How about that?
So there was a huge debate between Jews in America who saw him as a modern day Haman, the enemy of the Jews from the book of Esther and then there were those who saw him as a national hero for what he did during the war.