In his book Fear No Pharaoh, Richard Kreitner examines the reactions of six Jewish Americans to slavery and the Civil War. The book tells the little-known story of the responses of American Jews to slavery and secession in the 1850s and 1860s. Kreitner reveals that Jews, like everyone else, were conflicted and divided by the issue of slavery. The book documents the reactions of six Jewish Americans to slavery and the Civil War, shedding light on the experiences and perspectives of American Jews during this time period.