Photograph of Rabbi Silver, surrounded by other Rabbis who marched during the 'Rabbis March', 1943
October 6 1943
Identifer: CJF.2012.002.1639
Medium
Newspaper;Inks;Cardboard
Topics
Agudas HaRabonim (The Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada); Pictures of Rabbi Silver; Rabbi Silver’s Involvement with Major Jewish Organizations and Causes; American Rescue & Relief Efforts
Collections
Rabbi Jacob Lustig Collection, Kneseth Israel Congregation Collection
Description
The Rabbis’ march was a protest in support of American and allied intervention to put an end to the destruction of European Jewry. The date of the march was October 6, 1943. The March involved over 400 rabbis, most being from the Union of Orthodox Rabbis. The delegation was received by Vice President Henry Wallace.
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