BY ROBERT A. COHN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF EMERITUS
• Published July 22, 2020
The American Jewish community, like the rest of the nation, has lost a dear friend and an authentic hero in the recent passing of Rep. John Robert Lewis. The Georgia Democrat, who began life as the son of sharecroppers and became a towering figure in...
The fatal shooting of Michael Brown by then-Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014 made the suburb of Ferguson a household word nationwide, but it was hardly a distinction that anyone would welcome.Mention the word “Ferguson” in the months...
History 101For those unfamiliar, Juneteenth is an annual observance to remember when Union soldiers enforced the Emancipation Proclamation and freed all remaining slaves in Texas — and more generally in the remote areas of former Confederate States...
By Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published October 11, 2017
In 1941, a Jewish attorney becomes a reluctant Civil Rights hero when he teams up with a NAACP lawyer to defend an innocent man, in the new film “Marshall.” Based on a true story, this inspiring, entertaining, surprisingly funny film features Josh...
By Rabbi Marc Schneier
• Published January 11, 2017
As we celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., American Jews should reflect anew upon the epic struggle he led to free African-Americans from the shackles of bigotry and take pride in the singular role played by the Jewish community in support...
