Pnina Lahav is an emerita professor of law at Boston University and a distinguished member of the Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies. Her scholarship is celebrated for its profound impact on the intersection of law and Jewish studies. Lahav is the author of the critically acclaimed and award-winning Judgment in Jerusalem: Chief Justice Simon Agranat and the Zionist Century, a seminal work that explores the complexities of Israeli law and society through the lens of one of its most influential figures. She resides in Brookline, Massachusetts, and remains a leading voice in legal scholarship and Judaic studies.

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The Only Woman in the Room by Pnina Lahav

The Only Woman in the Room | Golda Meir and Her Path to Power by Pnina Lahav tells the story of the fascinating life of Golda Meir, the first and only female Prime Minister of Israel. Exploring the tensions between Meir’s personal and political identities, The Only Woman in the Room, provides a groundbreaking new account of Meir’s life while also illuminating the difficulties all women face as they try to ascend in male-dominated fields.