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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 566

Selma

The members of Temple Mishkan Israel — from left, Hanna Berger, Ronnie Leet, Joanie Gibian Looney and Charles Pollack — stand in front of the Torah ark. The synagogue has not held weekly services for decades. (Amy Milligan via JTA)
July 6, 2019, 3:40 am
Selma’s only synagogue has 4 members and is fighting for its life
120-year-old Temple Mishkan Israel hasn’t had a rabbi in nearly half a century or held regular services in years, but is still trying to raise funds for renovations
By Ben Sales
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel (second from right), marches at Selma with Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph Bunche, Rep. John Lewis, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth and Rev. C.T. Vivian. (Courtesy of Susannah Heschel)
January 16, 2017, 10:22 pm
DC Orthodox Jews visit Selma reform synagogue to honor MLK
Group spends Shabbat in city where Martin Luther King Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel walked together for civil rights
By JTA
US Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) speaks to gun control activists who gather outside the Capitol after House Republicans have forced votes as House Democrats stages a sit-in on the House floor June 22, 2016 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)
January 14, 2017, 6:39 pm
Trump unleashes Twitter attack against civil rights legend
President-elect targets John Lewis for questioning the legitimacy of his White House victory
By Steve Peoples
A look at some of the “Freedom Cap” kippahs Marc Daniels took to the 51st anniversary of the Selma march, March 10, 2016. (Courtesy of Marc Daniels)
March 10, 2016, 6:32 pm
Kippah reinvented as ‘Freedom Cap’ in Selma memorial march
60-year-old Jewish salesman hopes to counter ‘racist hatred’ with cross-racial skullcaps
By Gabe Friedman
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