Epic Trials in Jewish History

About the Book

Twelve contentious legal cases serve as definitive markers in the ebb and flow of modern Jewish history. Ranging from the blood libel trials of the late-nineteenth century until the trial of the Holocaust at the beginning of the twenty-first century legal battles have consumed the Jewish community worldwide. Beginning with the infamous Dreyfus affair, continuing through the story of Leo Frank, the trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the capture and trial of Adolf Eichmann, and the lengthy incarceration of Jonathan Pollard, we can view the sweep of modern Jewish history.

About the Author

Gerald Ziedenberg is a retired Pharmacist who became a Historian later in life.Following his retirement from a highly succesful career in retail pharmacy,he embarked on a fifteen-year journey that eventually led to a Master's degree in Modern Jewish History .Along the way he earned a scholarship as the best part-time graduate History student.Gerald has written and lectured for over twenty years on Modern Jewish History speaking to numerous synagogues and organizations in Canada, theUnited States and Israel. A focus of his lectures has been fameous trials in Jewish Histiory.l.In addition to his autobiography Inspiration through Adversity ,Gerald has also written a book Blockade about Jewish immigration to British Mandate Palestine.