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ruth bader ginsburg
VIDEO: Skirball Cultural Center Hosts One Day Only Outdoor RBG Memorial
Jewish Journal Staff
September 29, 2020
On Friday, Sept. 25 the Skirball Cultural Center held a socially distant RBG memorial display on its front steps, to honor the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
‘RBG’ Filmmaker Julie Cohen on Justice Ginsburg’s Death: ‘I Was Stunned’
Erin Ben-Moche
September 25, 2020
Cohen made her comments during a Zoom event with Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival Executive Director Hilary Helstein on Sept. 24.
With RBG’s Passing, A Rosh Hashanah Like No Other
Rabbi Ilana Grinblat
September 23, 2020
I take comfort in the idea that I spent Rosh Hashanah in a way Justice Ginsburg would have liked. After leading virtual services on Erev Rosh Hashanah, for the rest of the holiday, I watched the virtual services led by Rabbi Naomi Levy of Nashuva and Rabbi Sharon Brous of Ikar, both of whom paid tribute to Justice Ginsburg.
The Jewess and the Jurist
Michael Berenbaum and Edward Gaffney Jr.
September 23, 2020
As we sit shivah this week for Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we should reflect upon her experiences as a Jew, a law student, a law professor, advocate of gender equality, and federal judge and see how we, in her stead, can adopt her genuine insight.
A Lesson From Ginsburg, Mandela and Scalia
Dan Schnur
September 22, 2020
The stakes involved in selecting her successor are colossal.
What Ginsburg Meant to a Jewish UCLA Law Professor
Kelly Hartog
September 22, 2020
“Ginsburg was someone who was a model for many generations of law students and lawyers — [combining] scholarly precision with activism for social justice.”
Actress Tovah Feldshuh on Playing RBG and Meeting the Justice in Her Chambers
Kelly Hartog
September 22, 2020
“Ruth was a tiny woman but as they say in [Shakespeare’s] ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream,’ ‘though she be but little, she was fierce.’ “
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