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26 Isr. L. Rev. 291 (1992)
Gad Guido Tedeschi - In Memoriam

handle is hein.journals/israel26 and id is 303 raw text is: Israel Law Review Vol. 26 Summer 1992 No. 3 GAD GUIDO TEDESCHI - IN MEMORIAM We regret to inform our readers of the death of Professor Gad Tedeschi, one of the founders of the Israel Law Review, and a member of our Editorial Board since its inception. Following is the eulogy delivered at the fu- neral service by Professor Izhak Englard of the Faculty of Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In deep sorrow we mourn the passing of Prof. Gad Guido Tedeschi. A man of sterling worth and accomplishment, he was a brilliant jurist, a deeply committed Jew and Zionist, a true humanist and liberal, and our beloved and admired teacher. Professor Tedeschi was born into one of Italy's most illustrious families. Though the name Tedeschi testifies to German origins on his father's side, his forebears had resided for hundreds of years in Ancona and in Rovigo, his birthplace. His mother was a Del Vecchio, a name that means of the elders. It is, indeed, one of the ancient families that preserved the original traditions of Italian Jewry, and its presence in Italy is said to date back to before the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. More recent generations of Del Vecchios produced leading scientists, jurists and economists who served as university rectors and as government ministers. Professor Tedeschi's education was infused with classical culture, but from youth he was drawn to the law, and to the law he dedicated his life passionately and unceasingly until his very last days. When asked about his work, he would reply: The law strives to establish justice among men; what could be more beautiful? Under the influence of Jewish friends, Prof. Tedeschi turned to the world of Judaism and the Zionist movement even before the rise of Fascism, which he abhorred. In Rome, he met Rabbi Dante Lattes who profoundly influenced his approach to Judaism and Zionism, and whom

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