To Be a Jew in the Free World: The Jewish Vote

http://www.myJLI.com To Be a Jew in the Free World: Jewish Identity Through the Lens of Modern History In 1862, General Ulysses S. Grant signed an order expelling all Jews from the area under his command. This became a defining issue in his 1868 presidential campaign. Are Jews obliged to vote as Jews? Can our concerns as Jews conflict with our duties to our Diaspora home? Where should our first allegiance lie?