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By: Jennifer Davis
This blog post will highlight the life and career of Bessie Margolin, including her most influential case Shultz v. Wheaton Glass Company, which has been compared to Brown v. Board in terms of its importance to U.S. law.
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By: Nathan Dorn
Nathan discusses Joshua Montefiore, the first Jewish person to publish a law book in the United States.
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By: Kelly Goles
Pic of the Week of the childhood home of Justice Louis Brandeis.
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By: Nathan Dorn
Nathan discusses the life of Moses Levy, the first Jewish person to practice law in Pennsylvania.
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By: Nathan Dorn
This post commemorate Jewish American Heritage Month by recounting the story of the first Jewish person to be elected to a popular assembly in American history, Francis Salvador
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By: Jim Martin
Post about Simon Sobeloff, a prominent Jewish legal figure in Baltimore, Maryland, and his contributions to desegregation
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By: Jennifer Davis
Raphael Lemkin was an international jurist, famous for coining the word "genocide" and making the act of genocide a crime in international law.
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By: Nathan Dorn
This post discusses three notable Jewish American lawyers in celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month.
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By: Betty Lupinacci
The Law Library has put on a display of items from the Jewish American collection for Jewish Heritage Month.
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A brief history of Jewish American Heritage Month
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