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Beyond Historical Commonality;
A Look at the Jewish Activism in the Civil
Rights Movement
Rabbi Abraham Heschel, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rev. Ralph Abernathy, Rabbi Maurice Eisendrath
and Rabbi Everett Gendler at the March for Peace at the Arlington National Cemetery on February 6, 1968.
“ The American Jew who wants to go to Little Rock cannot simply hop on a bus and go
there, not even on a Freedom Riders bus. His road to Little Rock is a long one and it
leads by way of Warsaw and Auschwitz. It is a long and round about road, but it is the
only one that will get him there- if he is to come there bringing true gifts of sympathy and
help and understanding, and not merely in search of a bit of self- glorification.”
~ Shlomo Katz, 1962
A. Lis- Perlis
Rabbi Gerry Serotta
February 13, 2008
Object Description
| Identifier | a09lisperlis |
| Title | Beyond Historical Commonality; A Look at the Jewish Activism in the Civil Rights Movement |
| Creator |
Lis-Perlis, Alexandra |
| Subject |
United States Oral history History Civil rights Jews African Americans Race relations Racism Anti-Seminism |
| Description | Oral history interview with Rabbi Gerry Serotta by St. Andrew's Episcopal School student Alexandra Lis-Perlis. In this interview Rabbi Serotta describes his experiences as an activist for black voter registration in the 1960s in Florida and provides a unique insight into both Jewish motivation behind such activism and the turbulent relationship between Black-Jewish communities. |
| Publisher (Electronic Version) |
St. Andrew's Episcopal School |
| Holding Institution |
St. Andrew's Episcopal School |
| Date Original | 2008; |
| Date Digital | 2008; |
| Type |
Text Image |
| Format | Digital reproduction of 66-page document; 28 x 21 cm.; |
| Source | Dreyfuss Library, St. Andrew's Episcopal School; OH LIS 2008; |
| Relation |
Is Part Of the American Century Project Is Part Of the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program |
| Coverage (Time Period) |
1961-1970 |
| Rights | Copyright and property of the St. Andrew's Episcopal School. Permission to publish or reproduce is required and may be subject to copyright, fees, and other legal restrictions. An interviewee's release statement is included with most oral histories in this collection. If an interviewee's release statement is not included, it may be made available upon request. For more information, contact the Dreyfuss Library at the St. Andrew's Episcopal School at 301-983-5200. |
Description
| Title | Beyond Historical Commonality; A Look at the Jewish Activism in the Civil Rights Movement - Page 1 |
| Transcript | Beyond Historical Commonality; A Look at the Jewish Activism in the Civil Rights Movement Rabbi Abraham Heschel, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rev. Ralph Abernathy, Rabbi Maurice Eisendrath and Rabbi Everett Gendler at the March for Peace at the Arlington National Cemetery on February 6, 1968. “ The American Jew who wants to go to Little Rock cannot simply hop on a bus and go there, not even on a Freedom Riders bus. His road to Little Rock is a long one and it leads by way of Warsaw and Auschwitz. It is a long and round about road, but it is the only one that will get him there- if he is to come there bringing true gifts of sympathy and help and understanding, and not merely in search of a bit of self- glorification.” ~ Shlomo Katz, 1962 A. Lis- Perlis Rabbi Gerry Serotta February 13, 2008 |
| Rights | Copyright and property of the St. Andrew's Episcopal School. Permission to publish or reproduce is required and may be subject to copyright, fees, and other legal restrictions. An interviewee's release statement is included with most oral histories in this collection. If an interviewee's release statement is not included, it may be made available upon request. For more information, contact the Dreyfuss Library at the St. Andrew's Episcopal School at 301-983-5200. |
