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November 10, 2004

Restoring Justice: Touro Law Center Hosts Jewish Law Symposium

Huntington, N.Y. – Touro Law Center and its Institute of Jewish Law will host a very special symposium, “Restoring Justice: Law and Ethics of Unjust Enrichment Under Jewish and American Law,” on Monday, November 15, at 8 p.m. in the Faculty Conference Room. The event is free, but reservations are required. Call 631-421-2244 ext. 307.

“Restoring Justice” brings in respected experts to discuss a topic as traditional as Biblical Law, as practical as Business Contracts and as contemporary as Holocaust Restitution. Speakers include:

Dr. Chaim Povarsky, a Professor of Law at Touro Law Center and Director of its renowned Institute of Jewish Law. He earned his J.S.D. and LL.M. with highest honors at Tel-Aviv University School of Law and his bachelor's degree at Hebrew University Law School in Jerusalem. He has published extensively and lectured internationally on Jewish legal and philosophical issues.

Deborah W. Post, a Professor of Law at Touro Law Center. She graduated cum laude from Hofstra University and received her J.D. from Harvard Law School. She has been a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Syracuse University Law School and DePaul Law School. Professor Post has written extensively in her three areas of expertise: business associations, legal education and critical race theory.

Dr. Ross Zucker, an Associated Professor of Philosophy at Touro College's Lander College for Men in New York City. He received his Ph.D. and master's degree, both with distinction, from Yale University, and a B.A. from Bennington College. An expert on political theory, democracy and justice, he is author of the book "Democratic Distributive Justice" (Cambridge University Press, 2001).

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