Posts Tagged: Martin Luther King Jews
The Moral Clarity of Martin Luther King and His Support for Israel
Arab intentions were no secret by the Spring of 1967. Egyptian troops were massing near the Israeli border on May 15. By the 18th, Syrian...
Reverend King and Rabbi Heschel — Spiritual Brothers and Souls
In 1968 in Chicago, two prophetic visionaries -- Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel -- had their first summit. As Reverend King...
Maligning Martin Luther King as an Enemy of Israel
After reading Michelle Alexander’s screed in The New York Times, I'm not sure whether I should be more outraged by the paper’s publication of yet...
On MLK Day, the Future of African-American and Jewish Relations Hangs in the Balance
On this Martin Luther King Day, the future of African-American and Jewish relations hangs in the balance. The explosive controversy around National Women’s March leaders like...
Would Martin Luther King, Jr. Participate in This Year’s Women’s March?
Every year as we approach the weekend honoring the memory of the late Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., I always think about Dr. King’s close...
Linda Sarsour and the Rejection of Martin Luther King, Jr.
On a recent MSNBC news discussion show, left-wing anti-Zionist activist Linda Sarsour claimed: Dr. Martin Luther King warned us about people like Chuck Schumer. He said it...
We Must Call Out Activists’ Antisemitic Bigotry
A good litmus test for the strength of a society is how it perceives and treats its minorities. In the United States, there was no...
How Zionists Helped Destroy Segregation in Baltimore
After a year when Jewish and African-American relations were strained by the Black Lives Matter's denunciation of Israel and other uncomfortable incidents, it’s worth recalling a little-known episode...
John Kerry’s Israel Speech Dishonored Martin Luther King Jr.
JNS.org - In his recent speech about Israeli settlements, Secretary of State John Kerry unfairly blamed Israel and minimized Palestinian violence. But he also did something...
Martin Luther King Brought the Hebrew Prophets to Life
Martin Luther King Day is today, and to any American it should mean a rebirth of the principles enumerated on the Fourth of July, which...
Fresh Controversy Hits ‘Selma’: Daughter of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel ‘Shocked’ by Exclusion of Her Father From Film
The recently released film 'Selma' is facing a fresh controversy after the daughter of a famed rabbi who was a leader in the Civil Rights...
Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. – The Man and the Mission
Since 1988, The Simon Wiesenthal Center's Courage to Remember Holocaust exhibit has traversed the globe. Opening in Vienna, on the very street where hordes of Austrians...
Martin Luther King Day: Remembering an Early Zionist Protest Against Racism
JNS.org - For American Jews, the birthday of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is an occasion to recall the impressive...
