xt79057cvs0r https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt79057cvs0r/data/mets.xml Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass Kentucky Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass 2001-09 Newspaper of the Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass, previously named the Central Kentucky Jewish Association and Central Kentucky Jewish Federation. Published ten times annually. The Federation seeks to bring Jewish community members together through holiday parties, lectures, Yiddish courses, meals, and other celebrations of Jewish heritage and culture. They also host fundraisers and provide financial assistance for Jews in need, both locally and around the world. This collection is part of the Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass records, 2016ms010. newsletters 2016ms010 English Central Kentucky Jewish Federation Inc  Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass records Jews -- Kentucky -- Lexington Jews -- History Shalom, September 2001 text image Shalom, September 2001 2001 2001-09 2025 true xt79057cvs0r section xt79057cvs0r Newspaper of the Central Kentucky Jewish Federation

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September 2001

E/U/ 576] - 7729/7r/ 5762

COMPLETED HABITAT HOUSE DEDICATED ON AUGUST 5

any months ago, Jewish organizations

and individuals came together as a

community to achieve one goal: building
a house in partnership with Habitat for Humanity
for one needy family. We met the family of
Rebecca Lewis.

The spaghetti dinner was a key part of our
fund-raising efforts. When all the accounting was
done. we raised more than we thought.

The first week \xe came to the site. we were met

a by quite a few

~ volunteers, a

_, cement founda-

V tion with some
screws coming
out of it, and
lots of wood.
Much nail—

htnnmerin: and

In fact. it
looked pretty
small and many of
us were wonder-
ing how Rebecca
and her children
would be able to
live here. Then
came the roof and
an enthusiastic crew of “roof bees” who jumped up
in the morning and stayed up most of the day
putting up the ribs for the roof. By the way, between
ribs there are metal pieces designed to keep the
separation between them. We learned that they are
not always perfectly squared!

While the roof was being set, with people like
Bennet Bayer and Jerry Wurmser literally “hanging
up there.” the rest of us started putting together the
internal walls, sometimes in the wrong places, but
we managed. And we learned.

Once the main roof was up, it was time for the

kitchen roof. while the rest of us poor grounded
mortals worked on the siding. which was an adven-
ture in itself. We somehow managed to get the
wrong color siding.
With all the roofs
up. and the internal
walls. and the siding. it
was time for a new
adventure. The next
week we came back and
_ the drywall was up, so
' it was time to paint.
While we were busy
ruining t-shirts and pants and occasionally painting
a wall or two, the
kitchen cabinets went
up. and the ones in the
bathrooms. and the

electrical iixtures.

as it was being
completed, believe it or not, it started looking
bigger. We sawed. we cut. we nailed, we measured,
we painted. we cleaned. we planted. etc. etc.. etc.
And suddenly we had built a house.

While it was a great community effort. some
people deserve special mention. Ray and Colby

Cohen-Archer for taking over the general coordina-
tion (I understand their headache remedy bill is up).
Karen Petrone for the volunteer coordination. Laura
Loventhal O‘Dell for the fund-raising coordination.
Nancy Schoenberg for food coordination. and each
one of the volunteers for their personal efforts.
Robert Redmon and Mark KIar stepped in as crew
bosses and of course Kevin. Bernard and Gene who
were always there to help us understand what we
were doing.

On a more serious note: we, as a community, did
it together, as a joint effort that proved what we can
achieve when we really put'the effort into it. We
made some mistakes, we learned some construction,
and we did the right thing by helping Rebecca and
her wonderful family to have a home of their own.

Thanks to the
generosity of our

.‘t‘rtt‘tnnnnty \xe

.. swam”

used it to

provide a wisher

and a dryer for

the Lewis family.

If you have not

seen the house. drive by 438 E. 4th street. look and
take pride. We did it together.

 

CAMP SHALOM 2001

amp Shalom has completed two weeks of
sports, music, arts, crafts, and a host of
other fun activities. The unanimous
reaction is, “What a great session!” The success of
this undertaking is due to the combined efforts of
the campers, their parents, camp staff and volun-
teers, and members of the camp committee. Kol
Ha’kanod to all of you.
Camp Shalom was one reason the Jewish

an ongoing activity of CKJF ever since.

The camp committee wants to thank the follow-
ing people for their special contributions: Judy,
Kathy, Jana and Diana for pulling it off so well.

Our wonderful counselors and volunteer counse-
lors who loved and accommodated the children:
Jordan Barnhill, Jason Heymann, Zack Moscow,
Danielle Roth, Rachel Leep. Rachel Heller, Penina

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President’s Message ................... 2
L'Shana Tova ............................. 3
It Is That Time Of Year ............. 4
Senior Chai ................................ 5
CRC Initiatives .......................... i

NFTY European Roots Trip ...... 3

Column Musings ........................ 6
The Jewish Seat ......................... 6
Leisure Club Update .................. 7

Rosh Hashannah @ Stewart Home .. 7

Volunteer Coordinator Needed 7

Singles Do Dinner ...................... 7
One Man’s Peace Efforts ........... 7
Rabbi‘s Corner ........................... 8
Letter to the Editor ..................... 9
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MAZEL TOV TO:

Marty & Barbara Barr on the birth of their
grandson. Graham Holden Soofer. on July 6.
200] . The proud parents are Stephanie & Robert
Soofer.

The 2001 Bluegrass State Game winners:
Kaitlin G raff & Katie-Rose Taulbee finished
second in the women‘s under lo canoe sprint: Jo 8;
Bob Belin finished first in the women‘s and men‘s
run for their age group: Alan Kaplan finished first
in racquetball in his age group and Bill Spickard
finished second in the men's novice division

Kathie Kroot who has been selected as a
participant in the Commonwealth Institute for
Parent Leadership.

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Berry Ezrine on the death of his father.

The family of Susan Chasen.

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Goldstein. Tasha Sharer. Rebecca Sharer. Evan
Gray. Alexandra Domatov. Nora Simon. Melissa
Van Hoose. Alexis Roth. Jennifer Jourdan, and
Miles I-Ieymann. Laura Davidson. Rachel Simon.
Rachel Berger, Rachel Adland. Kyle Rosenstein.
Ross Rosenstein.

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PRESIDENT'S
MESSAGE

by
Stan Save

arrived in Jeru-

salem early Friday

morning the day
after the lunchtime suicide
bombing in the Sbarro
pizza parlor. For the next
nine days I met a number of Israeli citizens (some
old friends. some new acquaintances) read the
Jerusalem Post. English language edition of
Ha'aretz. and the International Herald-Tribune,
watched and listened to the European CNN and to
BBC t.v. broadcasts. Yes. the BBC is not simply
biased but I was horrified to witness what I consid-
ered anti-Semitic statements.

It had been two years since I last visited lsrael.
What was striking was the civility and maintenance
of the city‘s infrastructure and day to day function-
ing in the midst of a war against the state of Israel
and against Jews. Israel is not a third world '
country. It is a modern democratic state able to
withstand and accommodate varying demands from
across a spectrum of a highly diverse and outspoken
population. From the political far left to the far
right. from the most secular to the most religious.
from pacifist to most aggressive. all are demeaned
and hated by their neighbors in the Middle East and
beyond not simply because they are Israelis but
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What l have learned is the Palestinian demand
forjustice and national identity is not based on
Israeli settlements on the land Israel acquired
following the 1967 war. As Max Singer. an Israeli
author. described in a Jerusalem Post article. the
Palestinian leaders are not rejecting peace because
of fear that Israel will refuse to give up the settle-
ments. They are refusing to take the settlements
because they hope that they can destroy Israel. The
campaign is to de-legitimi7e the state of Israel. and
push for Arab occupancy from the banks of the
Jordan River to the Mediterranean.

Singer states the reality today is that settlements
are being attacked because Palestinians see them as
Israel‘s weak point and a source of division among
the Israelis. There is increasing Arab confidence
they can defeat Israel. The first requirement to
pursue peace is disillusionment of Palestinians in
their desire to be able to kill Israelis. They must be
compelled to accept the results of negotiation and
comply with their agreements.

Useful negotiation about the division ofthe land
may take years. in my Lexington based opinion. We.
as a Lexington community and as individuals
committed to fairness. truthfulness. and justice must
be prepared to refute the offering of biased and none
objective reporting from the Middle East. We cannot
condone the Palestinian sponsorship of terrorism and
violence. Let‘s not be shy to speak out.

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Rosh Hashanah is a time of reflection, a time of
evaluation. As we face the beginning of 5762 we
look back on 5761. I believe we can be proud on
how far we have come and we can look forward to
how far we will come in the next year. On behalf of
the Board of Trustees and Committee members of
the Central Kentucky Jewish Federation, I want to
wish all the members of our community a healthy,
fruitful and peaceful New Year. May the year to
come see our community continue to go from
strength to strength.

Stan Saxe, President
Central Kentucky Jewish Federation

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The Lexington Chapter of Hadassah wishes to
extend to all, greetings for a healthy, prosperous &
peaceful New Year.

Nancy Menard
Lexington Chapter of Hadassah

#I#

As we approach the New Year, we do so with a
sense of wonderment and renewal for the coming
year. These are the Days of Awe and a time of
reflection and prayer so that may we all be inscribed
into the Book of Life on Rosh Hashana and sealed

in it on Yom Kippur. We look back on the year gone
by to see ifour accomplishments met our goals. Let

us look forward to a year of growth and cooperation
in our community. On behalf of the members of the
Lexington Havurah, I wish for all members of the
Lexington and Central Kentucky Jewish Commu-
nity L’Shana Tova Tichateivu V’Tichateimu, a
happy, healthy, successful and prosperous year.
Ernie Cohen, President
The Lexington Havurah
#Iitt

On behalf of Ohavay Zion, it is my pleasure to
wish everyone a very Happy New Year. We are
fortunate to be members of a vibrant, wonderful
Jewish community. That may sound strange to some
people who View Lexington as a backwater, but
visitors to Lexington regularly comment on the
quality of life in general and the vigor of our Jewish
community May the coming year be a time of
enrichment for our community, our families and our
faith L’Shana Tova
Bennett E. Bayer, President
0havay Zion Synagogue

#I*

The High Holidays give us the opportunity to
reflect upon the past and think about new begin-
nings and opportunities for the future. As we think

about the past year, 5761, we should take great
pride in the fact that our Jewish community came

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together to uild a Habitat home for a member of
the Lexington community. This required a great deal
of time and commitment from many people. As we
look forward to the year 5762, we need to keep this
momentum and continue to join together to learn,
worship, and make this a better world.

On behalf of Temple Adath Israel and my family
Bill, Michelle, and Joshua, I would like to wish all
members of the Jewish community our best wishes
for the coming year. Shanah Tovah.

Temple Adath Israel
Jane Bloom Grise, President
#I#

To all students whose participation and enthusi-
asm sustain us, and to our many friends in the
university and Central Kentucky Jewish COmmunity
who support and encourage us, we extend our very
best wishes for a happy, healthy and successful
New Year.

University of Kentucky Jewish Student
Organization/Hillel Foundation

Beth Bloom, President

James Hirsh, Vice President

Ariel Sewell, Secretary

Ana Szekely, Treasurer

Austin Cantor, Director/Advisor
Susan Goldstein, Associate Director
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Yom Kippur mark appropriate times

for self-examination and reflection.
This is particularly true for me. As I write
these lines, I am getting ready to go back to
Buenos Aires for a visit. And this prospect
brings to mind my grandfather. He was a
Jewish fighter from a generation of Jewish
fighters. However, to earn a living. he owned
a printing shop. Once he gave me a copy of
one of the first things he printed; the Spanish
translation of Rudyard Kiplings poem. “If."
That poem. whether by itself or because my
grandfather gave it to me. has always been
special to me. Therefore, as a tribute to
Kipling and as a tribute to my Grandfather. I
lovingly submit to you a paraphrased version
of “If":

If you can wear your Jewishness on your
sleeve

When everyborlvtells you it is not cool.
ltyou believe in your convictions

But you hope to see them challenged,

If you are willing to be patient

When the process is longer than expected,

Or refrain from gossiping when others talk
about you,

Or answer hate with rational thinking,

And yet not believe that makes you smarter;

If you can dream - and not be a Menachem
Mendl,

If you can think - and not allow thinking
alone to take over,

,or by e-mail at shalom @jewishlexingtonprg

IT IS THAT TIME
OF THE YEAR

By Daniel Chejfec, Executive Director
Central Kentucky Jewish Federation

If you can meet the Good and the Bad
And understand they are one and the same,
If you can laugh at yourself.

And find home in the darkest of nights.

Or be willing to do once and again.

What your community needs from you to
do;

If you are ready to risk a leap of faith.

On a hope. a promise. and a vision.

And if you do not achieve your goals.

Just try again, once, twice and more.

Until you achieve them without giving up
Even when everybody around you tells you
“Give up. it is not going to work"

Or “Who cares. what's the point?"

If you can address multitudes and see the
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wronged them;

If you give from your time to the commu—
nity,

But you remember your family first.

If you can fill the seven days of the week
With the sacred goal of Tikkum 01am,

Yours will be the Torah and all that is
written in it.

And most important, you will be a Jew. my
friend.

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SENIOR CHAI

INFORMAL JEWISH STUDY FOR
1 1TH AND 12TH GRADERS
sponsored by ,
Temple Adath Israel and 0havay Zion
Synagogue with support from Central
Kentucky Jewish Federation

Wednesday Evenings, 6:30 -8:00 pm. on the
following dates:

August 29 January 9

September 12 January 30

October 17 February 13

November 7 March 20 l
November 28 April 17

December 5 May 1

All sessions will be held in participants” and
Rabbis’ homes and a dairy dinner will be served.

Fee: $60 (covers costs of materials and food)

The first session of Senior Chai (August 29) will
be held at the home of Rabbi Jon Adland: 4692
Carita Woods Way (Woodfield Subdivision)

Directions to the Adland home: Go South on
Tates Creek. Cross over Man o'War. Go through 2 l
stoplights, down hill and turn right at pond into
Woodfield Subdivision (Forest Lake Dr). Go 1/2
mile straight, past stop sign. At top of hill turn right '
into cul de sac (second house on the right) {I
Call Rabbi Cohen at 266-8050 or Rabbi Adland l
at 269-2979 for more information ‘

SENIOR CHAI REGISTRATION
2001-02

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; COMMITTEE LAUNCHES THREE INITIATIVES

he Community Relations Committee (CRC)

of the Central Kentucky Jewish Federation

has been engaged in a dialogue and in some
initiatives with a variety of coalitions in the down-
town Lexington area. One of the issues that has
come up again and again is the need for some
support for people living on the edge or even below
poverty level. Census data shows that in Census

Tract 4, around the Bluegrass Aspendale project,
‘ approximately 64% of residents do not have a high

school diploma or equivalent, which is a serious

3 handicap in today’s job market. The median income

i for this group of people was $6.400 a year in 1990

‘ and approximately $8,000 a year in 2000. thus also

limiting access to health services. Recent publicity
also exposed high levels of corruption in the Lex-
ington Housing Authority. which resulted in years
of neglect in inspecting properties in the downtown
area. As a result, many of these families live in
substandard housing, yet they are hesitant to
complain or object for fear of being evicted and
becoming homeless. In addition, approximately 900
homeless roam the streets of our town. As Jews and
Lexingtonians, the CRC felt that something needs to

be done to bring some measure of improvement to

the living conditions of our fellow citizens, for that

is what Tikkun Olam is all about.

The CRC is proposing to the community the
launching of three initiatives geared to helping in
some of the problem areas. They all require volun-
teers:

Literary Project. Designed to help children achieve
their best possible academic performance. It
requires a personal commitment to work with one
or two children and help them.

Health Education Program. To help with health
education programs to raise awareness of
sanitation and preventive health care.

Advocacy Program. To help families understand
their obligations and their rights under a tenant-
landlord relationship, and to help families living
in substandard or transitional housing to find
better housing opportunities according to their
means.

As Jews, helping to improve the world is part of
who we are. We need volunteers. If you are inter-
ested in helping with any of these initiatives, contact
Daniel at 268-0672 or ckjf@jewish1exington.org

NFTY - EUROPEAN ROOTS TRIP

by Josh Adland

his summer I attended the NFTY European

Roots Trip. The trip began on July 4 and

ran for 26 days. It took us across ten
countries. I 1 cities. and hundreds of years of
history We \ ixitcd Prague. Krakow. Budapest.

Msterdam, and London. We were told from the "

5 beginning that this journey would not only allow us

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(please make checks payable to 025 or TAI)

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Temple Adath Israel 0havay Zion Synagogue '
124 North Ashland Av. 2048 Edgewater Ct. l
Lexington, KY 40502 Lexington, KY 40502

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Bring to first session on August 29th! (If you 1
can, let us know that you are coming by calling
either the Temple or the Synagogue, or emailing
Rabbi Adland at Jadland@aol.com or Rabbi Cohen
at ozsrabbi@earthlink.net

to experience an entire continent, but it would help
to unfold the story of many of our histories. for
most of the participants on our trip descended from
these communities. We were told that some of what
we would see had the potential to strengthen us not
only as Jewish individuals, but as a Jewish commu-
nity.

Most of our most notable Jewish experiences
occurred during the first week of this trip. In
Prague, we entered an ancient Jewish community,
perhaps one of the oldest in Eastern Europe. We
learned that Prague had been a center of Jewish
culture and learning. We visited a Jewish museum
and old synagogue that once housed the great Rabbi
known as Maharal and his diligent pupils. We sat

. and discussed history in the great Alt-Nu (Old-New)

Shul in the center of the Jewish quarter. This is one

i of the oldest active synagogues in the world. In its

roof is said to be the final resting place of the
Golem. We visited the famous Prague Jewish

l Cemetery. Graves are packed in at every possible
1 angle, layer upon layer upon layer. Lastly we visited world. It was beautiful inside and out. In Venice we
; the Czechoslovakian Holocaust memorial. Four

§ rooms with thousands of names of those who

; perished in the Holocaust fill this ancient syna—

‘ gogue. It was a very meaningful experience to me

. when I read the names of those who died in the town
. of Tumov. From this community we salvaged the

Holocaust Torah scroll that rests in Temple Adath

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Israel today. It is
used as b’nai
mitzvhot and on Yom
HaShoah.

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‘ bus to Krakow,
Poland. We visited
the Jewish Quarter
there and made the
symbolic walk to the
ghetto as so many Jews did when the war started.
We visited Oscar Schindler’s factory and talked
about those righteous gentiles who tried. and
succeeded, to save the lives of so many Jews. The
next day we visited Auschwitz. Words cannot
describe the feeling when you spend the day leam-
ing about what happened at this place. It is never
possible to fully comprehend the number of people
who went through this death factory, but the ruins
do offer some reality to what can seem so unthink-
able at times. At the end of our day we had a
service, all 150 of us, around one of the ponds
where the human ash was deposited daily. We read
passages from various sources, and sang songs, and
heard an Auschwitz survivor tell us about how we
are the future. It was all very powerful.

Again, we moved on. In Budapest we visited the
Duhaney street synagogue, the second largest in the

took a gondola ride and in Geneva we visited the
Alps. In Paris we visited Disneyland and Notre
Dame. We saw the Noma Lisa and the Eiffel tower.
We tasted chocolate and of course, waffles in
Brussels, and spent a beautiful day in Brugge.

In Amsterdam we visited the Anne Frank house,

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COLUMN M ”SINGS

by Marcia Blacker

ith apologies to Paul Harvey, here is “the

rest of the story.” After my mother, sister,

and I joined my father in Cody, Wyoming
in the summer of 1942, things were looking pretty
good for me school-wise; i.e., it was summer and I
didn’t have to attend school at all.

Unfortunately, the summer ended, and my father
informed us that his job would now take him and us to
Omaha, Nebraska. So, once more we packed up and
moved. We arrived in Omaha in early October, as I
recall, and spent about a month living in a downtown
hotel, while we looked for a house. As a result. my
enrollment in school was delayed. Was I disappointed?
Did you read last month’s column?

However, we did find a nice little house, and my
mother wasted no time finding the elementary school
that went with it. She took me to Webster School and
we met the principal. Magdalene Pickens. Mrs.
Pickens seemed to me about eight feet tall, and ramrod
straight in posture, but she had a warm smile and kind
manner.

After mother got through trying to explain just
what grade I might be in, Mrs. Pickens decided that
since I was seven years old and could read pretty well,
I belonged in the second half of the second grade. If I
got through to the end of the semester, I could go on to
the first half of the third grade. In those days, “A” and
“B” designations were used for each grade, and it was
possible to enter the fall semester in 2B, and be
promoted to 3A in the spring semester, thus making
{amid-year gmduations.

Mrs. Pickens escorted me to the second grade
classroom. I went with her reluctantly. but as soon as l
she introduced me to Miss Roberts. I was hooked.
Miss Roberts was one of those teachers who truly
loved children and it showed. She gave me a big hug,
said how nice it was to have me added to hear class,
and found me a seat. And that was the turning point in
my truancy. I loved her, the school, schoolwork, and

 

 

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reputation. In his latest book, Alan Dershowitz
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“hijacked" the election.

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with Justice Thomas, whose appointment was
clouded and who, unlike the other eightjudges,
seldom participates in oral arguments, sitting on

the bench in silence.

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diminished, appointment to it is still considered a
high honor. There have been many distinguished
jurists in the past, especially Jewish ones. In fact.
these men were so prominent that until recently.
when they resigned or retired, their replacements
were selected to preserve “the Jewish seat.”

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Benjamin Cardozo. 1932-38. President Hoover
Felix Frankfurter, 1939-62, President Roosevelt
Arthur Goldberg, 1962-65. President Kennedy
Abe Fortas, 1965—69, President Johnson

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Of all these
justices, the name
most familiar to us
should be that of
Louis Brandeis,
after whom both the
Massachusetts
University and the
Louisville Law
School were named.
Brandeis attended
public school in
Louisville before
graduating from
Harvard Law School
at the head of his
class. Then be
practiced in Boston
where he became
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THE JEWISH SEA T

by Michael E. Adelstein

legal battles for working people against insurance
companies, banks, business monopolies, and states
with exorbitant maximum working hours and
minimum wages.

Brandeis’ support of Wilson’s theory of enforced
competition brought him to the President’s attention.
Subsequently, Wilson recommended his appoint—
ment to the Supreme Court. After a bitter battle
against business interests and anti-Semites.
Brandeis was confirmed, the first Jew to be on the
Supreme Court.

As ajustice, he was known for his ardent defense
of free speech and his use of economic and socio—
logical data, historical experience, and expert
opinions to support legal judgments. A prominent
Jew, Brandeis was an enthusiastic supporter of
Zionism and worked hard to create the expansion of
the Jewish Agency in 1929.

He and his wife were cremated and their remains
are buried at the University of Louisville School of
Law.

Benjamin Cardozo. the second Jew appointed to
the Supreme Court. had formerly served as ajudge
on the New York State Supreme Court and as chief
judge of the Court of Appeals. Although a member
of one of America’s oldest and most distinguished
families. he was tainted early in life when his father
resigned