Dr. Martin Luthur King, Jr., was a mensch, says Susannah Heschel
Susannah Heschel recalls that Dr. Martin Luthur King, Jr., " was always so gentle and kind and friendly to me.” And in an article in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Heschel, whose father marched with King, tells how the Hebrew Bible inspired civil rights activists in the ‘60s. (Congressman John Lewis circled.)
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