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Local African-Americans and Jews to mark MLK Day with special program

JUF’s Jewish Community Relations Council will join the North Lawndale community again this year for a special program honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Jan. 19, at Stone Temple Baptist Church, 3622 W. Douglas Blvd.

Entitled “Am I My Brother’s Keeper? Strengthening the bonds between the African-American and the Jewish communities, a tribute to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,” this year’s program will feature guest speakers Rabbi Wendi Geffen, award-winning jazz percussionist and motivational speaker Taylor Moore, and Maury Fertig, grandson of Rabbi Uri Miller, who spoke at the March on Washington in 1963, among others. Light refreshments will be served after the celebration.

This free event is sponsored by JUF, Stone Temple Baptist Church, The Firehouse Community Arts Center, Sinai Health System and the North Lawndale Historical and Cultural Society, and is open to the community. For more information, contact JCRC at [email protected] or (312) 357-4770.