About the Author

A.M. Rosenthal (1922-2006) was the editor of "The New York Times" from 1969 through 1986, during which time he gained fame for the paper s coverage of the war in Vietnam, Watergate, the Iran-Contra scandal, and most notably for his decision to publish the Pentagon Papers."

Reviews

This is a most important book by perhaps the most important newspaper editor of the last half-century. - Gay Talese A memorable book that needs to be available to anyone who struggles to live an honorable life within one or another community or neighborhood. - Robert Coles, Pulitzer Prize winner, author of The Call of Service: A Witness to Idealism; Professor of Social Ethics, Harvard University Abe Rosenthal had fresh eyes for what was happening in America. He told a stunning, tragic story and called each one of us to account for averting our eyes - and hearts - and voices." - Mike Wallace Now the classic book on the subject is out...stunning new Introduction. - Liz Smith Years after its first printing, Thirty-Eight Witnesses remains a starkly terrifying morality play. - Publishers Weekly It resembles a time capsule in some respects...several of the haunting questions Rosenthal raised, generalized to any such situation, remains unanswerable, and link as firmly to the present as they did to their own time. - Art Winslow, Chicago Tribune A look at our collective guilt for Genovese's murder, the way we are all complicit when the rules of society start breaking down....It's a vivid argument, and 44 years later, it has more to tell us than some moralistic tale of apathy. - David Ulin, Los Angeles Times