ChutzpahThe acclaimed #1 New York Times bestseller, written by a brilliant legal mind, on what it means to be a Jew in America today. Alan Dershowitz discusses the changes they've witnessed, changes they've created, and the changes that must still take place. He examines anti-Semitism, the Holocaust, assimilation, Zionism, civil rights, changes in eastern Europe, and turmoil in the Middle East. |
Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
209 | 250 |
The Pollard Case and the Crisis | 284 |
Epilogue The Past and the Future | 343 |
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