Helena-West Helena federal courthouse named for first Jewish U.S. judge and early opponent of discrimination | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Helena-West Helena federal courthouse named for first Jewish U.S. judge and early opponent of discrimination | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Near downtown Helena-West Helena sits an unassuming, three-story brick building that gives little hint to the storied past of its namesake, the first Jewish U.S. District Court judge to be appointed to the federal bench.