Civil Rights Movement
Pittsburgh Public School students lead the way as Classrooms Without Borders participants cross the Edmud Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. (Photo courtesy of Tess Riesmeyer)
July 5, 2024, 10:07 am
Pittsburghers gain insights on Civil Rights Movement during Deep South tour
'Having these kinds of experiences and being able to go on trips like this truly does bring you together'
By Adam Reinherz
History comes to life for Jewish teens during a meeting with Rev. Dr. Calvin Wallace Woods, Sr. (Photo courtesy of Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh)
February 23, 2024, 5:42 pm
Civil rights trip showcases history, delivers reminder of work remaining
'It’s very important to know about it because injustice is still going on today.'
By Adam Reinherz
Michael Naragon (left), scholar, with the group at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma (Photo courtesy of Classrooms Without Borders)
June 23, 2023, 1:02 pm
‘So beautiful it was horrifying’: Local teachers travel South to learn about Civil Rights Movement
“Marching Down Freedom’s Road”
By Abigail Hakas
At left: Embrace, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial sculpture at Boston Common. (Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) At right: Rabbi Michael Shire of Central Reform Temple holds the congregation’s Torah scroll before a march to the Embrace, Jan. 13, 2023. (Penny Schwartz)
January 14, 2023, 9:32 pm
As Boston dedicates a massive monument to Martin Luther King, local Jews march in solidarity
In honor of both King’s birthday and the 50th anniversary of Heschel’s death, Boston Common is home to marchers again.
By Penny Schwartz
An ad taken out in the New York Times by over 600 Jewish organizations in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. (Photo from Times of Israel)
September 2, 2020, 4:36 pm
‘Black Lives Matter,’ declare groups representing majority of US Jews in NYT ad
Over 600 Jewish organizations sign letter, published on anniversary of March on Washington, backing ‘current day Civil Rights Movement’
By Jacob Magid
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