Louis D. Brandeis Law Society

Calendar of Events

Feb

2

We Are One with Israel Event with Alan Dershowitz

Thursday, February 02, 2012, 7:30 pm

Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia

Though this event is closed, the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia is offering virtual participation. To learn more about this event and the Brandeis Society's opposition to the upcoming "Boycott, Divest and Sanction Israel" conference, click here.
Feb

6

Showing of Eichman's End and CLE

Monday, February 06, 2012, Dinner at 5 pm, Showing at 7 pm

Dinner at Estia - 1405 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102; Showing at the Prince Theater - 1412 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102

Click here for more information and to purchase tickets!
Feb

7

Pirke Avot: The Ethical Foundation of Law CLE

Tuesday, February 07, 2012, 12:00 to 1:30 pm

Gershman Y, 401 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147

Learn more about the Pirke Avot, or "Chapters of the Fathers," at a Continuing Legal Education course with Rabbi Ira Stone. Sessions continue through April. For more information or to purchase tickets, click here.

News

Refer a Friend and Earn Free Membership!

By Joshua Romirowsky, Esquire

We are very excited to introduce our new Membership Incentive Program that is available to all Brandeis Law Society members. Any current Brandeis Law more...
Congratulations, Adam Gutbezahl!

Congratulations to Adam Gutbezahl, who just completed his first year at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Through more...
A View from the Bench

By Hon. Anne E. Lazarus

As many of you know, I was elected to a seat on the Pennsylvania Superior Court in November 2009. I began my term in January 2010. Now that I have more...

Screening of Eichmann's End and CLE

The Louis D. Brandeis Law Society, in conjunction with the Gershman Y, will offer a special showing of the film Eichmann's End on February 6, 2012 at 7 pm at the Prince Theater.

Click here for more information or to purchase tickets!

An Update from Brandeis Member Joseph Finkelstein on I Choose Life

Separated from his father just days before liberation at Mauthausen, Sol Finkelstein did not know his father's fate. He wrestled with guilt, worrying that he might have had a chance to save him. Contacted by Sol's son for help, staff at the Holocaust Museum discovered the date and place of Sol's father's death. They also discovered that, unlike most Holocaust victims, Sol's father had received a proper burial. The story doesn't end there...

Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Questions

Do you have questions regarding Continuing Legal Education Credit received through the Louis D. Brandeis Law Society? If so, please contact the chambers of the Hon. Anne E. Lazarus at
(215) 560-6301. Our Founding Chancellor, Judge Lazarus, oversees the Louis D. Brandeis Law Society CLE Program.

Barristers-Brandeis Kulanu-Abayudaya Reception

Aaron Kintu Moses, of the inspiring Jewish community of Uganda, discussed the legal hurdles that he has had to overcome in championing joint Abayudaya-Kulanu education and sustainable development projects. He presented a dynamic multi-media program updating us on the Kulanu-supported Abayudaya primary and high schools, which educate and feed 700 Jewish, Muslim and Christian children studying together in peace. Mr. Kintu discussed how the Abayudaya and Kulanu are taking a leadership role in increasing literacy and nutrition, and in bringing diverse religious communities together.