A Call to Action

500 rabbis arrive at an annual conference of Reform rabbis in Atlantic City. The conference is disrupted by a telegram from Dr. King urging rabbis to leave immediately for St. Augustine. 16 rabbis and a Jewish lay person obey King’s call to action, and soon are on a plane for Florida. Dr. King greets them in a Black church in St. Augustine, proclaiming to the congregation, “Moses’s people have arrived.” Afterward, outside the church, King reveals to the rabbis why they were brought to Florida. ---------- CREDITS: The Rabbis Go South was made possible through grants from Combined Jewish Philanthropies, the Southern Jewish Historical Society, and generous private donors including Louis Black (founder of South by Southwest) and Joyce Saltman. This podcast is a presentation of Hub & Spoke, a prestigious collective of creator-owned shows.