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Israel Dresner

Three of 10 freedom riders on trial at Tallahassee, Florida, for unlawful assembly confer during a court recess on June 22, 1961. Talking are (from left) Rabbi Israel Dresner, the Rev. A.L. Hardge and the Rev. Robert Storm. (AP Photo)
January 17, 2022, 12:25 am
Israel ‘Sy’ Dresner, ‘most arrested rabbi,’ who marched with MLK Jr., dies at 92
‘Freedom rider,’ who built a career as a social justice-oriented rabbi, recently said he wanted to be remembered in part for invoking doctrine of ‘tikkun olam,’ repairing the world
By Shira Hanau
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