Arthur J. Lelyveld
Arthur J. Lelyveld · Civil Rights & Human Rights
Reform rabbi beaten with an iron pipe while registering Black voters in Hattiesburg during Freedom Summer 1964; later honored by the NAACP.
1913, New York City, USA — 1996, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Ohio; Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Arthur J. Lelyveld is recognized among Jewish contributors to Civil Rights & Human Rights — Reform rabbi beaten with an iron pipe while registering Black voters in Hattiesburg during Freedom Summer 1964; later honored by the NAACP.
Arthur J. Lelyveld was an American Reform rabbi who was beaten with an iron pipe while registering Black voters in Hattiesburg, Mississippi during Freedom Summer 1964. A leader of Cleveland's Jewish community, he was later honored by the NAACP for his civil rights work. He saw racial justice as a direct expression of Jewish ethical teaching.
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Source: Wikipedia (Arthur Lelyveld); Jewish Telegraphic Agency (1964)
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Reform rabbi beaten with an iron pipe while registering Black voters in Hattiesburg during Freedom Summer 1964; later honored by the NAACP.
Source: Wikipedia (Arthur Lelyveld); Jewish Telegraphic Agency (1964)
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