Heeding the Call

The struggle for equal rights in America forged a close connection between African Americans and Jews. But in recent years that once amicable relationship has become strained. In Heeding the Call: Jewish Voices in America's Civil Rights Struggle (winner of the National Jewish Book Awards), young people will discover how much the shared history of both groups unites rather than divides them. At the height of the civil rights battles of the 1960s, Jewish students, rabbis, and community leaders headed south as "Freedom Riders," while Jewish religious and communal organizations like the American Hebrew Congregations actively worked on behalf of the civil rights movement. Heeding the Call chronicles the multifaceted role of Jewish Americans in the difficult struggle for civil rights. Their story will inspire the next generation of young Jews and African Americans to renew the legacy of cooperation that once united both groups.

Author: Norman Finkelstein
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 05/01/1997
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.36w x 0.82d
ISBN: 9780827605909
Award: National Jewish Book Award - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/15/1998 pg. 995

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