What are the three key barriers that Jewish women face in their efforts to seek and secure elected office? These barriers, individually and together, limit Jewish women’s opportunities. An examination of Jewish women’s electoral experience, including the conditions...
How did Louis Brandeis, the first Jewish person serving on the U.S. Supreme Court, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the first Jewish woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, challenge religious and political barriers? The session will focus on Brandeis’ and Ginsburg’s family...
This presentation will focus attention on the conditions that led up to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Zivotovsky v. Kerry (2015). This case examined role of U.S. presidents shaping and representing national interests when conducted foreign policy toward Israel. ...
How have the two First Amendment religion clauses (guaranteeing the free exercise of religion, forbidding the establishment of religion) been used by Jews to challenge government decision making before the U.S. Supreme Court? This session will discuss the case...
What are the conditions that will support a Jewish person to be elected president? This session will review how the U.S. Constitution and various aspects of political participation and public opinion create opportunities for Jews to seek and secure the presidency....
Jewish women have played central roles in Jewish life since the early days of the Torah. This presentation will focus on four well-known Jewish women whose efforts have shaped Jewish, American and Israeli history. These women will include Miriam, Moses’ sister,...
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