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Tag: March On Washington

0 Leadership History

When Dr. Martin Luther King and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel taught my dad to pray with his feet

Shuly Rubin Schwartz in Forward · 14 Jan

Rabbi Mordecai Schwartz attended the March on Washington in August 1963 and delivered a Rosh Hashanah sermon the following month reflecting on his decision to participate.

0 Israel Antisemitism

Building a coalition for good: How we mobilized 30,000 students for the historic march on Washington

Rachel Kohn in eJewishPhilanthropy · 20 Dec 2023

In response to the recent attack by Hamas, the North American Jewish community mobilized to show their connection to Israel.

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In ‘Rustin,’ a ‘deputy’ civil rights leader finally gets his due

RWashingtom in Forward · 30 Nov 2023

The biopic "Rustin," now streaming on Netflix and executive produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, chronicles the role of Bayard Rustin as the chief organizer of the 1963 March on Washington.

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60 years since the March on Washington + Swastikas on gun used in Jacksonville hate crime

BCohen in Forward · 28 Aug 2023

This article discusses the March on Washington that took place 60 years ago and its significance today.

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Looking ahead while looking back: Why we marched on Washington

Judah Gross in eJewishPhilanthropy · 28 Aug 2023

The CEO of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Jonathan Greenblatt, reflects on the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington and the role of the Jewish community in the historic event.

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How Jews are joining the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington on Shabbat

LMarkoe in Forward · 25 Aug 2023

On the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, about a dozen Jews will be among the speakers at the event.

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He was at the March on Washington with MLK. On the 60th anniversary, he revisits its Jewish lessons

BCohen in Forward · 23 Aug 2023

Harvey Burg, a Jew who was present at the March on Washington in 1963, reflects on the Jewish lessons he learned from the experience.

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60 years later, a Jewish volunteer at the March on Washington remembers 'the most peaceful of days'

LKeene in Forward · 22 Aug 2023

Harvey Burg, a Jewish volunteer at the March on Washington in 1963, reflects on his experience and the impact it had on his involvement in the civil rights movement.

0 History Politics

Fifty Years After the March on Washington

Todd Gitlin in Tablet · 17 Apr 2015

Fifty years after the March on Washington protesting the Vietnam War, the article reflects on the gathering's significance and the antiwar movement that followed, emphasizing the efforts to end the war and the lasting impact on both American and Vietnamese societies.

0 History Politics

The Plot for America: Remembering Civil Rights Leader Joachim Prinz

Allan Nadler in Tablet · 25 Feb 2011

Rabbi Joachim Prinz, a prominent civil rights leader, faced persecution in Nazi Germany before emigrating to the United States.