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The Great Jewish Lunacy Trial [my Book Project Reconstructs the Dramatic Tale of Warder Cresson and His Courtroom Battle Against Antisemitism in Pennsylvania. the Story Begins in 1844 When Cresson Became the First American Diplomat to Jerusalem. Enchanted by the Holy City, Cresson Abandoned His Christian Upbringing and Undertook a Conversion to Judaism. He Eventually Returned Home to Philadelphia, Where His Bigoted Family Petitioned a Local Court to Find Him ?insane on the Subject of Judaism.? If Unsuccessful at Trial, Cresson Would Face Permanent Confinement in a ?lunatic Asylum.? the Legal Proceedings in 1851 Captivated the National Imagination and Became a Fateful Test Case for Religious Liberty at Large. in a Historic Verdict, the Jury Cleared Cresson of the Lunacy Charge. This Book Employs a Gripping Courtroom Saga to Illustrate the Struggle For?and the Stakes Of?that Quintessentially American Promise: Religious Equality.]