Rabbi Arnold Fischel went from New York to Washington in December 1861 to petition the president on having Jewish chaplains for the armed forces of the United States. Congress has just passed a law limiting chaplains to ministers of Christian denominations.
After the meeting, Mr. Lincoln sent on to Congress a new proposal for an amended law.
It passed on July 17, 1862. Two months later the first Jewish chaplain went into the service.
What is the moral? Change only happens when you raise your voice. Keep silent and you assent to the status quo.
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