Dr. Rabbi Joachim Prinz devoted his life to fighting for civil rights. While serving as the President of the American Jewish Congress, he represented the Jewish community during the historic March on Washington where he spoke right before Dr. King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. 📣 Prinz believed it is our collective responsibility to care about the injustices affecting human beings everywhere and to fight against passivity and silence. When you encounter hate, it is always your place to use y

#OTD: Rabbi Joachim Prinz spoke right before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the historic March on Washington in 1963, calling for all Americans to not be silent in the face of hate. In 1937, Rabbi Prinz was expelled from Germany and became a strong civil rights advocate and leader in the United States. #StandUpToJewishHate #🟦 | Stand Up to Jewish Hate

Joachim Prinz, March on Washington, 1963