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Fortas, Abe

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1910 - 1982

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Abe Fortas papers

 Collection — Box CB-P8, Folder: P-279
Identifier: P-279
Abstract

Consists of three signed excerpts from his pamphlet, "Concerning dissent and civil disobedience," and a letter to Philip Sang declining an invitation to participate in the dedication of the new headquarters of the American Jewish Historical Society.

Dates: undated, 1968

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Speech and Autographed Letter

 Collection — Consolidated Box P23, Folder: P-802
Identifier: P-802
Abstract

The collection consists of an autographed letter from Ginsburg to Michael Feldberg, Executive Director of the American Jewish Historical Society, enclosing a speech she gave at Touro Synagogue in Newport, R.I. in celebration of the 350th anniversary of Jews in America. Ginsburg's speech summarized the careers of the following Jewish Supreme Court Justices: Louis D. Brandeis, Benjamin Cardozo, Felix Frankfurter, Arthur Goldberg, and Abe Fortas. A copy of the speech was reprinted in the catalog for the AJHS' exhibition "Greetings from Home.".

Dates: 2004-2005

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