Author Talk: Jewish Justices from Brandeis to Kagan with Author David Dalin

Tuesday, September 26 at 7pm
Jewish Justices from Brandeis to Kagan with Author David Dalin
Presented by UJA-JCC Greenwich

Investigate the lives, legal careers and legacies of eight Jewish Justices of the Supreme Court. The first history of the eight Jewish men and women who have served or who currently serve as justices of the Supreme Court: Louis D. Brandeis, Benjamin Cardozo, Felix Frankfurter, Arthur Goldberg, Abe Fortas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, and Elena Kagan. David Dalin discusses the relationship that these Jewish justices have had with the presidents who appointed them, and given the judges’ Jewishbackground, investigates the antisemitism some of the justices encountered in their ascent within the legal profession before their appointment, as well as the role that antisemitism played in the attendant political debates and Senate confirmation battles.

DAVID G. DALIN, a historian and rabbi, is the author, coauthor or editor of eleven books, including Religion and State in the American Jewish Experience (coauthored with Jonathan D. Sarna) and The Presidents of the United States and the Jews. His articles and book reviews have appeared in a variety of publications, including American Jewish History, Commentary, Modern Judaism, the Weekly Standard, the American Jewish Year Book, and the Jewish Review of Books.

When: Tuesday, September 26 at 7pm
Where: Ivey, Barnum & O’Mara, LLC, 170 Mason St. Greenwich
Tickets: $18 in advance, $25 at the door. Register at jccgreenwich.org or 203-552-1818