Supreme Court Justice Arthur and Dorothy Goldberg’s Legendary Passover Seders

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In 1960s Washington, the Goldbergs hosted annual seders famous for weaving the Haggadah together with the songs and history of the labor movement. As Arthur Goldberg’s career carried him from representing steelworkers, to serving as JFK’s Labor Secretary, to a seat on the Supreme Court, the guest list grew from local Jewish families and labor leaders to include Washington’s A-list. Arthur and his wife, Dorothy—an artist and activist in her own right—filled their civil-rights-themed seders with…