Two Jewish women will play key roles in the lawsuit, which seeks damages against two dozen alt-right organizers of the 2017 Charlottesville rally

When the trial of two dozen alt-right organizers of the “Unite the Right” rally begins in Charlottesville on Monday, Jews, among those targeted in the extremist gathering, will be watching closely. But they are also key players in the case.

One of the lead lawyers for the plaintiff is Roberta Kaplan, a feminist who has long been active in New York’s Jewish community. And Deborah Lipstadt, perhaps the most famous living historian of the Holocaust and the Biden Administration’s nominee to be global envoy to combat antisemitism, is slated to take the witness stand.