Simon Rabinovitch is the Stotsky Associate Professor of Jewish Historical and Cultural Studies at Northeastern University in Boston. His book Jewish Rights, National Rites was a Choice Outstanding Academic Title and a finalist for a National Jewish Book Award.
“Group rights never died in modern times, Simon Rabinovitch demonstrates in this enjoyable and eye-opening book. Tracking the exemplary and unique case of Jews across centuries and in different parts of the world, this book illuminates how Jewish histories and global legal histories cross.”—Samuel Moyn, Yale University “This ambitious and fascinating book makes a persuasive argument that the question of what kinds of rights Jews hold—as a group and as individuals—is anything but settled.”—Jessica M. Marglin, author of The Shamama Case “With great skill, formidable range, and a capacity to rub history against the grain, Simon Rabinovitch offers a bold transnational history of Jews and collective rights over the past two centuries.”—David N. Myers, University of California, Los Angeles “Ambitious and compelling, this book offers a wide-ranging historical and comparative account of modern Jewish collective rights. A must-read for anyone interested in the relationship between minority religious groups and the state.”—Assaf Likhovski, Tel Aviv University