Why Did This Rabbi Risk Everything for Justice?

Rabbi Joachim Prinz defied the Nazis and then fought for civil rights in America.

A fiery orator and fearless activist, he stood with Martin Luther King Jr. at the March on Washington, reminding the world that the greatest crime is silence in the face of hatred.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:34 Early life in Nazi Germany
03:03 Racism in the USA
03:50 Joining the battle for racial equality
05:56 Black-Jewish tensions
08:08 Learning from Joachim Prinz

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Sources:
Nierinberg Pasternak, Rachel et al. “Rabbi Joachim Prinz: The Jewish Leader Who Bridged Two Journeys, From Slavery to Freedom.” Moment Magazine, 6 November 2014
Joachim Prinz Website.
Nadler, Allan. “The Plot for America: Remembering Civil Rights Leader Joachim Prinz.” Tablet Magazine, 25 February 2011
Letter From Joachim Prinz to Martin Luther King. Martin Luther King Jr Research Institute Website.
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Image and footage credits:
Getty Images
Library of Congress
American jewish Archives
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Executive Producers:
Michael Steinhardt

Co-Executive Producers:
Marc Shmuel Levine
Iris & Shalom Maidenbaum

Gold Level:
The Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life
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Translation credits:
Portuguese: Saymon Pires, www.livrariasafra.com.br, @safralivraria

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