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❤️⚖️ Honoring a trailblazer, preserving a legacy. This week, Rutgers Law School dedicated Elizabeth Blume-Silverstein Plaza in honor of one of New Jersey's pioneering attorneys. A member of the Class of 1911, Blume-Silverstein built a legal career that spanned nearly six decades and broke barriers for generations of women in law. Her legacy continues today thanks to the generosity of her son, Nathan Silverstein, RLaw '64, who has devoted recent years to honoring his parents through philanthropy. His transformative gift established the Elizabeth Blume-Silverstein Endowment, supporting Rutgers Law students through clinical education, public interest work, and other pioneering initiatives, while also helping create a lasting tribute to his mother on the Rutgers–Newark campus. 🎙️ “Naming a central thoroughfare on the Rutgers-Newark campus for a graduate of the class of 1911 is historically appropriate," said Provost Jeffrey Robinson. "That the graduate is a woman, who was the first fem...

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