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Reverend Jesse Jackson waves as he steps to the podium during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 27, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite/File)
February 17, 2026, 3:11 pm
Rev. Jesse Jackson, US civil rights icon with rocky ties to Jews, dies at 84
Protégé of Martin Luther King, Jr. led Black causes for decades and broke barriers as a presidential candidate; he also had to apologize for referring to NYC as ‘Hymietown’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Rabbi Hanan Leberman leads attendees at the AJC Global Forum in the singing of Tfila Leshlom Hamedina at the Davidson Plaza in the Old City of Jerusalem in June 2018. (Screenshot via JTA)
January 22, 2026, 8:17 am
San Diego Jewish groups decry rabbi’s ‘disinvitation’ from Martin Luther King Day event
Hanan Leberman asserts he was excluded due to connection to Israel; organizers say he was asked not to speak over ‘potential disruption related to Zionism’
By Grace Gilson
US President Donald Trump holds a signed an executive order regarding the declassification and release of records relating to the assassinations of former president John F. Kennedy, senator Robert F. Kennedy and reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., in the Oval Office of the White House, January 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
January 24, 2025, 5:52 am
Trump orders release of classified documents on assassinations of JFK, RFK and MLK
US president vows ‘everything will be revealed;’ gives pen he signed executive order with to RFK Jr., whose dad was killed in 1968 by Palestinian angered by his support for Israel
By AP
Members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. pose for a photo in front of the Lincoln Memorial, Saturday, August 26, 2023, in Washington, as they gather to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
August 26, 2023, 11:23 pm
Thousands converge on National Mall to mark March on Washington’s 60th anniversary
‘Have we reached the mountaintop? Not by a long shot,’ one leading activist says on spot where hundreds of thousands gathered in 1963
By Aaron Morrison
Screen capture from video of people running for cover as shots ring out during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in Fort Pierce, Florida, January 16, 2023. (YouTube. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 17, 2023, 1:22 pm
Police: 8 people shot, 1 critical at Florida Martin Luther King Jr. Day event
‘Mass chaos’ when two groups in dispute open fire on each other in crowd of 1,000 attending gathering in Fort Pierce
By AP
Passers-by walk near the 20-foot-high bronze sculpture 'The Embrace,' a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, in the Boston Common, Tuesday, January 10, 2023, in Boston. The sculpture, consisting of four intertwined arms, was inspired by a photo of the Kings embracing when MLK learned he had won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. The statue was unveiled Friday, January 13, 2023. (AP/Steven Senne)
January 14, 2023, 6:02 am
Boston dedicates new monument to Martin Luther King, local Jews march in solidarity
Jewish Bostonians, allies walk in procession from Central Reform Temple to Boston Common for city’s unveiling of new 20-foot-high bronze sculpture to civil rights leader
By Penny Schwartz
Senior Minister Rev. Jacqueline Lewis, right, looks up at the burned remains of Middle Collegiate Church on April 10, 2022 (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
January 12, 2023, 9:25 am
Historic NYC church, housed by synagogue after fire, is greenlit for restoration
East End Temple welcomed Middle Collegiate Church-goers to worship in its sanctuary after it was devastated by massive blaze in 2020
By Jacob Henry
Josh Mandel (left), a Republican running for the US Senate, debates Morgan Harper (right), a Democrat, at the City of God church in Cleveland, on February 21, 2022. (Morgan Harper campaign/YouTube via JTA)
February 23, 2022, 8:35 am
Jewish Senate hopeful cites slavery after Israel query in debate with Black opponent
Far-right Republican and Trump backer Josh Mandel gives bizarre answer also encompassing Martin Luther King Jr. when asked about Iran threat in debate with Morgan Harper
By Ron Kampeas
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
US President Joe Biden (second right) and Vice President Kamala Harris (far right) pause with Martin Luther King III and other members of the King family after a wreath laying at the tomb of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and his wife Coretta Scott King, on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP/Patrick Semansky)
January 11, 2022, 10:59 pm
Invoking history, Biden launches high-risk gambit for voting rights reforms
President, traveling to Georgia amid sinking poll numbers, describes bills as ‘turning point,’ but passing them will require using ‘nuclear option’ to defuse GOP opposition
By Sebastian Smith
Israeli Ambassador to the US Gilad Erdan walks with Bright Star Church Pastor Chris Harris outside the Bright Star Community Outreach Center in Chicago on October 13, 2021. (Christian Harris)
October 19, 2021, 3:34 am
Enough of MLK and Heschel: Israel outreach in Chicago aims to form new narrative
Israeli ambassador visits South Side, where Israel trauma model is used to cope with gun violence thanks to Black-Jewish partnership; notes how alliance can be leveraged by Israel
By Jacob Magid
Rabbi Robert Marx in video for the 50th anniversary of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs on June 16, 2014. (Screen capture: JCUA Chicago/ Youtube)
April 5, 2021, 12:58 am
Rabbi Robert Marx, pioneering Chicago civil rights activist, dies at 93
Leading Reform rabbi, community organizer fought racism and discriminatory policies, starting with early marches with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
By Gabe Friedman
Democratic US Senate candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock waves to supporters during a drive-in rally, Jan. 3, 2021, in Savannah, Georgia (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
January 17, 2021, 11:44 am
Hackers attack Atlanta synagogue stream of senator-elect Warnock’s sermon
Rabbi says ‘malicious user agents’ blocked access for speech by newly elected Democrat, who serves as pastor at church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached until his assassination
By Ron Kampeas
The Lincoln Memorial is reflected in the water as people gather to attend the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have A Dream' speech. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
August 28, 2020, 8:34 pm
Thousands gather for March on Washington civil rights commemorations
March, capping week of protests over police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin, expected to be largest political gathering in US capital since coronavirus pandemic
By Aaron Morrison and Kat Stafford
In this May 10, 2007 file photo, US Rep. John Lewis in his office on Capitol Hill, in Washington (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
July 18, 2020, 7:42 am
John Lewis, US civil rights and Congress icon who built Jewish ties, dies at 80
Lawmaker and activist was beaten by state troopers at Selma, spoke to crowd at 1963 March on Washington; is eulogized by Bill Clinton as ‘conscience of the nation’
By Agencies
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