Jewish encounters Abraham : the world's first (but certainly not last) Jewish lawyer

Type

Book

Authors

Dershowitz, Alan M.

ISBN 10

0805242937

ISBN 13

9780805242935

DDC

340.092

Tags

Old Testament, Leaders & Notable People, Lawyers & Judges, Jewish, Women in History, Hebrew Bible, American General Law

Series Name

Jewish encounters

Abstract

"The best-selling author of Taking the Stand presents a no-holds-barred history of Jewish lawyers to profile influential figures from the biblical Abraham and Louis Brandeis through Max Hirschberg and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, "--Novelist. (taken from Voila)

Description

Content:
Introduction : the Jewish lawyer -- God meets Abram : and so do we -- God tests Abraham and Abraham passes : at least the first test -- Abraham refuses to argue with God and with his wife over the lives of his children : failing god's next test -- Abraham negotiates to buy a burial cave for Sarah -- The trial of Jesus, the conviction of the Jews, and the blood libel -- Alfred Dreyfus, Leo Frank, Rudolf Slansky, Anatoly Sharansky, and other Jews on trial -- The Jewish lawyer as Abrahamic idol smasher, advocate, collaborator, rescuer, and deal-maker -- Epilogue : the future of Abraham's descendants.

Biblio Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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