Gerald Goldberg played a pivotal role in the- -economic and cultural development of Cork and in -changing attitudes towards Irelands Jewish community.<\/p>\n
He began his life as an outcast, and throughout his legal career represented the downtrodden as well as the great and the good. He was -ultimately elected to be his citys First Citizen the first Jewish Lord Mayor of Cork.Gerald Goldberg: A Tribute features recollections and essays from a variety of writers, historians, artists and -politicians who have come together to recognise the contribution Goldberg made to twentieth-century Ireland.<\/p>\n
These unique pieces were inspired by a life that interweaved with a host of events in Irish history from -nineteenth-century Jewish immigration, through the Spanish Civil War and right up to the present day.<\/p>\n
Contributors include John Banville, Cormac \u00d3 Grada, Patrick Galvin, Mary Banotti, David Marcus, Paul -Durcan and Julia Neuberger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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