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Black Jewish relations

What role did Jews play in the Civil Rights Movement?

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Civil Rights Movement hero and activist against antisemitism

Why did a Jewish businessman fund segregated black schools?

Rabbi Joachim Prinz, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Shad Polier at an American Jewish Congress fundraising event in 1963. (Photo via American Jewish Historical Society)

9 things you need to know about the Black-Jewish relationship in America

“The great challenge is for voices of compassion and mutual respect to rise above the prevailing din of acrimony, misunderstanding and distrust.”

The untold origins of black Jews in America

What led to the 1991 Crown Heights Riots?

“It was the only riot in American history in which the violence was directed at Jews.”

What were the Crown Heights riots?

Jews and the Civil Rights Movement

Over the previous half-century, Blacks and Jews increasingly came together to fight discrimination.

Civil rights stories you’ve never heard about

The early history of Black and Jewish relations in the U.S.

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