The Spirit of the 60's, part II: A Cause to Live For

The Jewish Story

The Spirit of the 60's, part II: A Cause to Live For

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January 8, 2020

1964 was the Freedom Summer in America, and it saw a wave of white, Jewish volunteers leaving the comfort of their suburban existence to fight the battle against racism in the rural south. This episode explores the suburban cultural vacuum which many of them were fleeing and asks whether they went South as Jews, human beings or both.

freedom summer, jewish history, rav mike feuer