An analysis of three insightful books on the persecution of Jewish lawyers in Nazi Germany demonstrates that even in the most difficult circumstances, it is possible to keep making a difference to people’s lives; that the spirit of resistance can be nurtured even when it is impossible to exercise the right to speech, assembly and association; and that an oppressed advocate can still be the advocate against oppression. ——— THE fate of the Jews in Nazi Germany is relatively well … Continue reading Lawyering in impossible times: remembering Nazi Germany’s treatment of lawyers