Ruth Bader Ginsburg — judge with roots in the Russian Empire
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an American jurist who served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1993 until her death in 2020. A pioneering advocate for gender equality who argued landmark women's rights cases before joining the bench, she became a cultural icon known as the Notorious RBG — beloved by millions and mourned as a symbol of American liberalism.
Tracing the roots — Odessa (Ukraine)
Her mother Celia Amster's parents were Jewish immigrants from Odessa (Russian Empire, now Ukraine). The Odessa connection runs deep — Ginsburg spoke warmly about her immigrant family's values and the drive to succeed in America that the Russian Empire's Jewish communities carried with them. Her entire career fighting discrimination carries the moral inheritance of a people who lived under the Tsar's Pale of Settlement.
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Odessa (Ukraine). At the time, this region lay within the Russian Empire, which spanned from Poland to the Pacific.
A career defined by ambition
"Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you."