Four years ago I was privileged to be a spectator in a very unique courtroom. The setting? Venice Ghetto. The case? Shylock v Antonio. The Mock Appeal – held as part of the ghetto's 500th anniversary celebrations, during which…
Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died last Friday, on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, from complications of pancreatic cancer. She was 87 years old. Throughout her life Ginsburg held great importance, fighting for gender equality and women's rights for much of her career…