"It was a crime against the community" -- Preparing to take legal action -- Judging religion and race in the Federal District Court of Maryland and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals -- Judging religion and race in the Supreme Court -- The Shaare Tefila congregation after the Supreme Court Decision -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"This book analyzes how concepts of race and religion were interpreted in the 1987 U.S. Supreme Court case Shaare Tefila Congregation v. Cobb, the first case to provide race-based legal protection to American Jews. The author examines how the judges viewed the White-perceived Jews as well as the congregants' reactions and embodied experiences"-- Provided by publisher.
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