The Jewish Historical Society of New Jersey is
commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by featuring its extensive
collections of photographs and correspondence between Dr. King and Rabbi
Joachim Prinz that document Dr. King’s visit to Temple B’nai Abraham, then
located in Newark, where he spoke about “Challenges of the Mid-Century to
Religion.”
The date was January 17, 1963.
Please click here to listen to Dr. King's moving and uplifting speech and to view photos and news articles between Dr King and Rabbi Prinz of B'nai Abraham as well as Rabbi Dresner of Temple Sha'arey Shalom.
The following day, Dr. King visited Temple Sha'arey Shalom, located in Springfield, where he met with civil rights activist, Rabbi Israel “Sy” Dresner and synagogue president, Howard Kiesel. Photographs of Dr. King and Rabbi Dresner’s meeting are in the JHS’ Howard Kiesel Collection.
To read more about King's visit to Temple Sha'arey Shalom, click here
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