Israel S. Dresner
Israel S. Dresner · Civil Rights & Human Rights
'The most arrested rabbi in America'; first rabbi arrested in the 1961 Freedom Rides and a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr.
1929, Brooklyn, New York, USA — 2012, Wayne, New Jersey, USA
New Jersey; American South (Freedom Rides)
Israel S. Dresner is recognized among Israeli contributors to Civil Rights & Human Rights — 'The most arrested rabbi in America'; first rabbi arrested in the 1961 Freedom Rides and a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr.
Israel 'Si' Dresner was an American Reform rabbi often called 'the most arrested rabbi in America' for his repeated arrests during civil rights protests. He was among the first rabbis jailed during the 1961 Freedom Rides and became a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr. His activism drew explicitly on his Jewish faith and tradition of justice.
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'The most arrested rabbi in America'; first rabbi arrested in the 1961 Freedom Rides and a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr.
Source: Wikipedia (Israel S. Dresner); NPR; Times of Israel
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