Antisemitism and the Law

Editorial Reviews

Professor Katz has written a magnificent, superb, and unique book on antisemitism and the law. It will be a great teaching vehicle in both law school and undergraduate classes. But it also is an invaluable collection of material, looking at the history of antisemitism and also at contemporary issues. It will be a wonderful resource in countless ways.

— Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law University of California, Berkeley School of Law

The first chapter, on definitions, is worth the price of admission all by itself.​ A book that every student of race and the law will want to read closely.

— Richard Delgado, Distinguished Professor, Seattle University School of Law

Antisemitism and the Law is more than a thoughtful and comprehensive casebook. With it, Professor Katz is building the foundation for a new field of study, identifying canonical texts and organizing questions. It is a call for sustained scholarly engagement with the legal dimensions of antisemitism.

— Stephen Macedo, Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Politics and Human Values Princeton University

Professor Katz's subject matter is global and local; ancient and contemporary. Producing this book involved one monumental, intricate challenge after another, with essentially no template to follow. The resulting achievement is endlessly thought-provoking.

— R. George Wright, Professor of Law, Indiana University McKinney School of Law

Professor Katz's Antisemitism and the Law casebook is nothing short of a masterpiece of legal scholarship. I cannot wait to adopt it. While Professor Katz's casebook will most obviously be adopted by professors teaching courses on the Holocaust or antisemitism, it can also be used to supplement teaching in other law school courses where antisemitism has been largely omitted, such as in Race and Law, Employment Discrimination, Civil Rights, Defamation, First Amendment, Cyber Law, Hate Crimes Law, Education Law, Trusts and Estates, Law and Religion, Catholic Law, and Comparative Law.

— Rona Kaufman, Associate Professor of Law, Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University

Central to Professor Katz's thesis is the legal system's paradoxical role as both a historic enforcer of Jews' subordination and an instrument for achieving full citizenship. The casebook dissects the codification of Jewish oppression. More hopefully, it analyzes landmark victories in Jews' struggle for safety and equality under law. Throughout, it chronicles how Jewish defense organizations have leveraged the law to advance Jews' legal interests. A consistent thread emerges across these diverse cases: a fuller understanding of the relationship between law and antisemitism enhances our capacity to combat it effectively and create a safer, more just world.

— Jonathan Greenblatt, National Director and CEO, The Anti-Defamation League

I believe that Antisemitism and the Law is a seminal work that will receive enormously positive, world-wide attention. The book will undoubtedly become the standard casebook for law school courses on the topic (and will probably inspire a proliferation of such courses), will likely be substantially excerpted for use in other law school courses on racism generally, and may be used in various undergraduate courses as well.

— Steven H. Resnicoff, Professor of Law and Director, DePaul College of Law Center for Jewish Law & Judaic Studies