Rabbi Dr. David G. Dalin (73) is a noted historian and the author, co-author, or editor of 12 books on American Jewish history and politics, and Jewish-Christian relations. Dalin’s newest book, Jewish Justices of the Supreme Court, from Brandeis to Kagan: Their Lives and Legacies, published by Brandeis University Press in 2017, is the first history of the eight Jewish men and women who have served or who currently serve as justices of the Supreme Court. The book was selected as a finalist for the 2017 National Jewish Book Award.
— Wikipedia
Quote: “The story of Jews on the Supreme Court began in January 1916, when Democratic president Woodrow Wilson made his historic nomination of [Louis] Brandeis. But the Senate confirmation hearings lasted four months. ‘It was one of the two most contentious [Senate confirmation hearings] in American history,’ Dalin said. Brandeis was ultimately confirmed, beginning a tradition of a ‘Jewish seat’ on the court, a sign that Jews could overcome the anti-Semitism that Dalin said was an obstacle in the legal profession for much of the 20th century.”
— The Times of Israel
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