Jewish Lawyers in the Civil Rights Movement

Adolf Goebbels
Published on Mar 6, 2023
Jewish Lawyers in the Civil Rights Movement -- part of Jews and Justice, the longest running program series at the Center for Jewish History -- featured a blue ribbon panel that explored the Jewish community's involvement in this important historical movement in the United States.

Panelists included:

Jack Greenberg, Alphonse Fletcher Jr., Professor of Law at Columbia University
Mr. Greenberg has been at the forefront of many of the landmark civil-rights cases of the 20th century, including serving as co-counsel with Thurgood Marshall in the Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954. He succeeded Mr. Marshall as director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund, a position he held until in 1984.

Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
During his 30-year tenure as Director of the RAC, Rabbi Saperstein has advocated on a broad range of social justice issues emphasizing civil rights concerns. For over two decades, he has served on the executive committee of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and has been the only Jewish member of the National Board of the NAACP.

Anne Roiphe, an American Jewish journalist and author
Ms. Roiphe writes about many issues -- including civil rights and Jewish relations with other communities, their collaborations and their struggles.

Jews and Justice is made possible by the David Berg foundation.

Full program available here:
http://www.cjh.org/videoarchive/091907JEWSANDJUSTICE.flv