Bibliograph

Abraham, the world's first (but certainly not last) Jewish lawyer, Alan M. Dershowitz

Type

Label

Abraham, the world's first (but certainly not last) Jewish lawyer, Alan M. Dershowitz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Abraham

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

902854303

Responsibility statement

Alan M. Dershowitz

Series statement

Jewish encounters

Sub title

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

Summary

"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

Table Of Contents

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

Target audience

adult

Classification