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Extraction Summary
7
People
6
Organizations
4
Locations
3
Events
3
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
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Manuscript page / memoir draft (evidence in house oversight investigation)
File Size:
2.92 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a memoir or manuscript by Alan Dershowitz, included in House Oversight Committee records (Bates stamped). It details his early experiences at Yale Law School and his struggles with job hunting in New York in the late 1950s/early 1960s, specifically focusing on antisemitism and religious discrimination at major law firms like Sullivan and Cromwell and Paul, Weiss. It concludes with an anecdote about working for Milton Handler at Kaye, Scholer.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Alan Dershowitz | Narrator / Author |
Describing his time at Yale Law School and early legal career job hunting.
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| Abe Goldstein | Professor/Instructor |
Called on Dershowitz in class and referenced his family's reputation in Williamsburg.
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| Simon Rifkin | Partner at Paul, Weiss |
A 'rainmaker' who rescinded a job offer because Dershowitz observed the Sabbath.
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| Milton Handler | Partner at Kaye, Scholer |
The 'rainmaker' who hired Dershowitz; known for dictating notes while getting haircuts.
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| Adlai Stevenson | Partner at Paul, Weiss |
Narrator was introduced to him during an interview.
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| Lyndon Johnson | Former US President (Reference) |
Mentioned anecdotally regarding his habit of having aides join him in the bathroom.
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| Hiring Partner (Unnamed) | Partner at Sullivan and Cromwell |
Rejected Dershowitz for a 'C' grade; later revealed he did so to save him from antisemitism.
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Organizations (6)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Yale Law School |
Institution attended by the narrator.
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| Sullivan and Cromwell |
Law firm that rejected the narrator.
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| Paul, Weiss, Rifkin, Wharton, and Garrison |
Law firm that offered then rescinded a job.
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| Kaye, Scholer, Feirman, Hays, and Handler |
Law firm where the narrator accepted a job.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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| Columbia University |
Implied where Milton Handler taught.
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Timeline (3 events)
Late 1950s/Early 1960s
Job interview with Simon Rifkin where offer was rescinded due to Sabbath observance.
Paul, Weiss offices, New York
Late 1950s/Early 1960s
Meeting Milton Handler at his private barber shop for dictation.
Park Avenue, New York
Late 1950s/Early 1960s
First fancy restaurant meal with partners from Kaye, Scholer.
Park Avenue establishment
Alan Dershowitz
Two Partners
Locations (4)
| Location | Context |
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Neighborhood where the Dershowitz name was well known.
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Location of the law firms.
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Location of Milton Handler's barber and a fancy restaurant.
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Location of the 'fancy white shoe' firms.
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Relationships (3)
Worked for him at Kaye, Scholer; took dictation at barber shop.
Interviewed but rejected due to religious observance.
Classroom interaction regarding Dershowitz's name.
Key Quotes (3)
"We don’t take C students at Sullivan and Cromwell."Source
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Quote #1
"Oh no, we can’t have that here. I thought it was just a restriction on your availability this summer. I need associates who are available seven days a week."Source
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Quote #2
"I was seated next to him while he got his haircut, and he dictated notes to me."Source
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Quote #3
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