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Sid & Friends In The Morning

Alan Dershowitz | Lawyer & Former Law Professor | 08-25-25

Sid & Friends In The Morning

77 WABC

Sports, News, Comedy

4.2826 Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Alan Dershowitz, lawyer & former law professor, joins the program to talk about the recent passing of his son, Elon. Alan reflects on Elon's life, his battle with a brain tumor from a young age, and his significant achievements including producing a podcast and an Oscar-winning film. Alan describes Elon's love for Israel and his contributions as an organ donor and through a memorial ambucycle. The conversation shifts to criticisms of Israel, with Dershowitz vehemently defending Israel's military actions and condemning misinformation. He also expresses strong political views, urging listeners not to vote for Democrats due to perceived anti-Israel sentiments. The interview concludes with a discussion about Alan's commitment to continue fighting for Israel and good values in honor of his son's memory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

It's your buddy, Sid Rosenberg, and yeah, I'm famous. But guess what? So is my guy Mike. I love him and his son, Michael, at Genesis of Brooklyn. This is not your typical dealership. Trust me, I've been there. It's a gorgeous place. The service, legendary. Brooklyn Family Values, Baby, that's what I'm talking about. Free valet pickup up to 25 miles. Current year Genesis loaners, three years of maintenance included, transparent, efficient,

0:24.0

respectful, the best luxury service around.

0:27.3

Genesis of Brooklyn, these are my guys.

0:29.6

Mike and Mike, more luxury, less money.

0:32.5

I want to spend the last couple of minutes, the last seven or eight minutes, talking to my friend

0:35.9

Alan Dershowitz.

0:37.1

Last time I spoke to Alan, I was in the gym crying because his son had passed away.

0:43.3

And while everybody knows, of course, the tragedy that Alan went through about a week and a half ago,

0:50.8

he had to fly back from Israel early.

0:53.9

And him and his close for very,

0:55.3

some were very close. They traveled the world together and, you know, the whole thing. So this is

1:00.2

the first time, Alan, it's been back since then. And I miss you, Alan. This is going to be a silly

1:05.9

question. So I'm apologizing before I even ask it, but how are you?

1:13.7

Well, you know, I'm feeling terrible.

1:15.2

I miss my son.

1:18.3

We were the closest anybody could possibly be.

1:19.0

We worked together.

1:24.0

He produced my podcast, The Dershow, which I probably will have to cancel now.

1:27.4

He produced the film, Reversal of Fortune, which went an Oscar. He named my book

1:29.9

Chutzpah. He was a central part of my life. But when he was 10 years old, he had a malignant

1:34.9

brain tumor and radiation and surgery. And the doctor said he wouldn't make it to his bar mitzvah.

1:42.0

And so every one of the 54 years since that has been a

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