NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Join MSJE and the South African Jewish Museum this Sunday for an eye-opening exploration of Jewish activists across the world — from New Orleans to Johannesburg — who helped change history in the turbulent 1960’s by fighting systems built to oppress Black communities.
This is a FREE virtual event.
Sunday, July 9, at 12 p.m.
Featured Speakers:
Michael Botnick, son of A. I. Botnick, high-profile Civil Rights activist in New Orleans who escaped an assassination attempt while serving as regional director of the ADL.
Nic Wolpe, son of prominent South African anti-apartheid activist Harold Wolpe, who fought alongside Nelson Mandela and was arrested and lived in exile for thirty years.
