Ron Chernow states that US Grant forbade Jewish traders from travelling with the war train during the southern campaign for a time. This was in his book ‘Grant’. Was there any truth to the idea that Jews pressed in to trade more than Gentile traders?

by plentyplenty20

Why were Jews such strong traders? Is it cultural?

We all understand that Jews were often seen as separate and, therefor, easier to target in an order such as this during Civil War times. Is it that separatism that motivated them to be successful traders to overcome vulnerability as being seen as separate? Honest question. I am part Jewish btw.

hannahstohelit

To start off with, you can check out my past answer about Grant and the Jews.