Chutzpah
My experience with discrimination—especially at the hands of the Paul, Weiss firm over my Sabbath observance—caused me an embarrassing moment during my interview for the Supreme Court clerkship I did get. My first choice among the justices was newly appointed justice Arthur Goldberg. When I went for my interview with him, he simply tossed a…
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The Heavens and the Earth: A Self-Portrait of the 1948 Generation
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