NOVEMBER 13/CHESHVAN 29

1856:  

Birthday of Louis Brandeis, the first Jewish Supreme Court Justice, whose decisions curbed the excessive powers of insurance companies, railroads and utilities which clashed with the rights of individuals. His close ties with President Wilson helped win US support for the Balfour Declaration.

“To be good Americans, we must be better Jews, and to be better Jews, we must become Zionists.”