Selma
Orthodox Synagogue Visits Selma Reform Temple to Honor MLK
(JTA) — More than 100 members of the Orthodox National Synagogue in Washington DC traveled to Selma, Alabama, to visit the historic Reform Temple Mishkan Israel. The Reform temple in Selma only has seven remaining members, according to the Montgomery Advertiser. Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld of the Orthodox National Synagogue said the purpose of the group’s visit…
Reform Rabbis Join NAACP March from Selma to Washington
More than 150 Reform Jewish rabbis are marching with the NAACP from the Deep South to the U.S. capital to promote social justice.
For Jewish Activists, Selma Is the New Sinai
On Bloody Sunday, Jewish activists joined 70,000 people as they marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. For many, it was both a historic and a holy moment.
On MLK Day, Recalling My Brush With KKK
Jewish mathematician David Sookne vividly recalls the dangerous weeks he spent registering black voters in Alabama in the summer of 1965.
What Selma Meant to Jews Like My Father
The elimination of Abraham Joshua Heschel from the film ‘Selma’ erases one of the central accomplishments of the civil rights movement — its inclusiveness. The rabbi’s daughter explains why.
'Selma' Got It Right by Leaving Out Jews
‘Selma’ portrays the civil rights movement as a black-led achievement, not one that Jews played a key role in. And that’s what history says too, Katie Rosenblatt writes.
'Selma' Distorts History by Airbrushing Out Jewish Contributions to Civil Rights
‘Selma’ has already come under fire for its portrayal of Lyndon Johnson. The acclaimed film also leaves out Jewish contributions to the civil rights struggle, Leida Snow writes.
Why Were 'Selma' Jews Who Fought for Civil Rights Ostracized?
‘Selma’ depicts the time-honored heroism of the civil rights struggle. Why has the story of those Alabama Jews who were shunned for standing up for justice never been told?
When We Marched Together in Selma
With the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday approaching next spring, a new coalition is bringing together African Americans, Jews and others for progressive change.
After 'Selma,' Asking How Many of Us in 'We Shall Overcome'
With ‘Selma’ playing in theaters, some have asked if Jews really played as key a role in the civil rights movement. One veteran of the struggle remembers when — and offers some answers.