Princeton censors Jewish artists exhibit

The university canceled the show of 19th century Jewish artists, because two served in the Confederate army.

Yonat Shimron reports in the wire Religion News Service on Princeton University censoring an upcoming show of 19th century Jewish artists, including Moses Jacob Ezekiel. It did so because two of the artists served in the Confederate army, although none of the works in the show celebrates that part of their lives.

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