The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/abraham-lincoln/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:22:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Abraham Lincoln | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/abraham-lincoln/ 32 32 Lock of Abraham Lincoln’s hair fetches over $80,000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/lock-of-abraham-lincolns-hair-fetches-over-80000/ Sun, 13 Sep 2020 16:27:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2387466 Tuft sold at Boston auction house along with blood-stained telegram about the US president's 1965 assassination

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]]> Trump associate under fire for retweeting #burnthejews hashtag https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-associate-under-fire-for-retweeting-burnthejews-hashtag/ Sun, 01 Jul 2018 09:30:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1880844 US president has called Dinesh D'Souza a 'great voice for freedom'

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]]> Thinking about Lincoln, Gettysburg, and Elijah https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/thinking-about-lincoln-gettysburg-and-elijah/ Mon, 19 Feb 2018 12:15:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1794472 In 'Four score and seven years ago...' the echoes of prophecy are unmistakable to Jewish ears

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]]> Trump posts ‘fake’ Abraham Lincoln quote https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-posts-fake-abraham-lincoln-quote/ Mon, 13 Feb 2017 21:09:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1561226 Quotation mistakenly believed to be from 16th US president originally seen on RNC Twitter account, although group later deleted it

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]]> Washington comes alive for Donald Trump https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-new-president-ascends-washington-comes-alive/ Fri, 20 Jan 2017 12:54:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1544400 Nostalgia for a time when DC fixtures inspired awe instead of scrutiny, including the presidents with their daunting tasks

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]]> Ku Klux Klan embraces Trump, but resurgence seems unlikely https://www.timesofisrael.com/ku-klux-klan-embraces-trump-but-resurgence-seems-unlikely/ Fri, 02 Dec 2016 15:46:03 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1512369 While spokesman insists people are 'waking up' to threat to whites, data shows support for the group is negligible

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]]> Removing the second ‘L’ from Lincoln https://www.timesofisrael.com/removing-the-second-l-from-lincoln/ Fri, 02 Dec 2016 08:40:02 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1511446 A new book prompts discussion by Jonathan Sarna, Leon Wieseltier and Ruth Calderon on the American president's legacy and history with the Jews

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]]> Israeli animation firm wants US citizens to vote https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-animation-firm-wants-us-citizens-to-vote/ Thu, 03 Nov 2016 19:00:40 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1491681 Tel Aviv-based studio specializing in whiteboard animation creates 'Gettysburg Redress' clip to motivate voters

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]]> White House candidates talk like school kids https://www.timesofisrael.com/white-house-candidates-talk-like-school-kids/ Wed, 16 Mar 2016 23:20:05 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1359354 Republican front-runner Donald Trump ranked as worst offender in study, using grammar and vocabulary worse than a typical sixth grader

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]]> Artist’s rare Lincoln portrait spotlighted https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-artists-lincoln-portrait-spotlighted/ Fri, 01 May 2015 05:33:35 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1175979 Work by Solomon Nunes Carvalho is the only known painting of the president by a Jewish contemporary

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]]> Jews counted among Lincoln’s closest confidants https://www.timesofisrael.com/jews-counted-among-lincolns-closest-confidants/ Fri, 27 Mar 2015 08:58:14 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1158399 The scholars behind book/exhibit 'Lincoln and the Jews: A History' illustrate how firmly Jews are part and parcel of US history

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]]> In NY, Abbas equates statehood to US civil rights struggle https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-ny-abbas-equates-statehood-to-us-civil-rights-struggle/ Tue, 23 Sep 2014 11:09:31 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1067992 At an address to students ahead of this week's UN GA, PA president links Lincoln's call to end slavery with Palestinian independence

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]]> Bar Refaeli boldly quotes the wrong guy https://www.timesofisrael.com/bar-refaeli-boldly-quotes-the-wrong-guy/ Thu, 17 Jul 2014 09:23:27 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1029677 In comment on Gaza conflict, Israeli model invokes a Star Trek character

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]]> In Manhattan, ‘Thanksgivukkah’ is as American as apple pie https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-manhattan-thanksgivukkah-is-as-american-as-apple-pie/ Thu, 28 Nov 2013 21:49:07 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=766946 At Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, New Yorkers revel in a Jewish holiday -- and 'the most Jewish of American holidays'

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]]> Rabbis tweaked inaugural readings to make them ‘Jewier’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbis-tweaked-inaugural-readings-to-make-them-jewier/ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:00:36 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=358100 White House was okay with last-minute changes added by Jewish clergy at service after Obama's swearing-in

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