2009
December 2009
Friday 4 December 2009
Fri 4 Dec, 9-11:30 am. Honorable Mark I. Bernstein Alan Butkovitz, City Controller 9:00 am – 11:30 am What options does a judge have when s/he must hand down a decision based on an unjust or oppressive law? What does the oath to uphold the law mean? In the 18th and 19th centuries, antebellum judges who opposed slavery on moral grounds were asked to rule on fugitive slave rendition cases. 7605 Old York Rd, Melrose Park, 19027. Miri Hacohen, (215)635-7300 148. 75. Gratz College - [more][email][events]
Fri 4 Dec, 11:45 am-12:45 pm. Robert S. Balter, Esquire This course will address ethical dilemmas that arise in common estate planning assignments such as issues of joint representation, retirement plan conflicts and family representation. Using examples from over 20 years of practical experience, Mr. Balter will outline some standard practices which often create ethical difficulties down the road relating to attorney-client privilege, shared/unshared secret clauses, and beneficiary designations. He will then suggest some effective alternatives. One (1) ethics credit; lunch included, dietary laws observed. Note our new lower price. Cost: $35.00. 7605 Old York Rd, Melrose Park, 19027. Miri Hacohen, (215)635-7300 148. Gratz College - [email][events]
Fri 4 Dec, 1-3:30 pm. Eli M. Rosenbaum, Esquire 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm In this course, Mr. Rosenbaum will discuss how he and his colleagues at the Office of Special Investigations (OSI), Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, have tracked down and taken action to denaturalize and deport or extradite over one hundred Nazi war criminals who had illegally entered the United States and lived undercover. 7605 Old York Rd, Melrose Park, 19027. Miri Hacohen, (215)635-7300 148. Gratz College - [more][email][events]
Sunday 6 December 2009
Sun 6 Dec, 2 pm. Classic Yiddish Film 2:00 pm Gratz College Auditorium A wonderful mix of intense melodrama and stylized comedy, this film is one of the last Yiddish films made in Poland before the Nazi invasion. It tells the story of a mother’s persistent efforts to support her family. While her husband lives in America, Dobrish struggles to care for her three children in pre-WWI Polish Ukraine. After her family is pulled apart by poverty and war, Dobrish and her family make their way to New York and turn to the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) in search of a brighter future. Released on September 14, 1939, this film opened to packed audiences at the Belmont Theater in New York. Hailed by the New York Times as one of the best Yiddish films to reach America, “A Letter. 7605 Old York Rd, Melrose Park, 19027. Miri Hacohen, (215)635-7300 148. Gratz College - [email][events]
Wednesday 9 December 2009
Wed 9 Dec, 9 am-12:30 pm. Justice by The Book: Trial Conduct & Courtroom Practice in Jewish & American Rabbi David Ackerman Professor Edward Ohlbaum 9:00 am – 12:30 pm Hosted by Beth Am Israel 1301 Hagys Ford Road, Penn Valley, PA 19072 How closely does a trial under Jewish Law correspond to American courtroom practices and procedures? This program will explore styles and strategies of examination and argument as well as the nuts and bolts of courtroom practice in both systems, including the qualifications and roles of judges and jurors, the competency and eligibility of witnesses, the sufficiency of proof, styles of cross-examination and impeachment, the presentation of argument and rules pertaining to verdict. Note our new lower price. One (1) ethics and two (2) substantive cred. 7605 Old York Rd, Melrose Park, 19027. Miri Hacohen, (215)635-7300 148. Gratz College - [email][events]
Wed 9 Dec, 1-4:30 pm. December 9, 2009 Professor Chaim Saiman Professor David Skeel 1:00 – 4:30 pm Hosted by Beth Am Israel 1301 Hagys Ford Road, Penn Valley, PA 19072 This seminar will examine two different views of the purpose of law according to Judaism and Christianity. Using both Gospel and rabbinic texts, we will examine how Jesus and the Rabbis sparred over questions we now conceptualize as the central concerns of jurisprudence. 7605 Old York Rd, Melrose Park, 19027. Miri Hacohen, (215)635-7300 148. Gratz College - [more][email][events]