The Movie Selma: Where is Heschel?
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Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
Vorspan, Al
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From the introduction: "The movie Selma moved me very deeply, and I was impressed with the superb acting (especially MLK) and brilliant writing. But I was also troubled that this movie (so clearly on the side of the angels) unwittingly continues a trend I have watched for decades with mounting discomfort—the gradual bleaching out of the Jewish role in the civil rights revolution in America. To put it bluntly, as a friend, Larry Bush, put it to me: where was Heschel?" Click on the link above to read the rest.
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Heschel, Abraham Joshua, United States, Civil Rights, Social Activism