60 No. 74 JUSTICE slightly misleading as the “Executions” take up only a small part of the work). Reporting the Nuremberg Trials is, in large part, fun to read, if only to be transported to a time and milieu that no longer exists, where jurists, lawyers, and journalists had to deal with adjudicating and reporting serious crimes under extraordinary journalistic and legal conditions. Many of the stories herein are interesting in and of themselves. If it weren’t for the somber subject, the book could almost be described as a “fun read.” Thus, the short, 200-page work is worth reading, but only if one’s scholarly expectations are not set too high. n Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig (Ph.D. in Government, 1976; Harvard U.) presently serves as the Program Head of the Communications Department at the Peres Academic Center (Rehovot, Israel). He taught at Bar-Ilan University (1977-2017), serving as Chair of its Political Studies Department (2004-2007), and its School of Communication (2014-2016). He chaired the Israel Political Science Association for two years (1997-1999). He has published 72 scholarly articles and book chapters on New Media & Journalism; Political Communication; Israeli Politics; the Information Society; and the Jewish Political Tradition. His latest book (co-authored with Dr. Tali Friedman): Between Halakha, Israeli Law, and Communications in Israel’s Democracy [Hebrew] (Herzliya: Sifrei Niv Ltd., 2024).
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