usm_crmda_db031 db031 crmda usm yes Letter, Evelyn R. Smith to the President of Temple B'nai Israel; December 26, 1964 Smith, Evelyn R. Temple B'nai Israel (Hattiesburg, Miss.) Civil rights workers--West Virginia--Charleston Civil rights workers--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Synagogues--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Employees--Resignation--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Rabbis--Resignation--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Clergy--Resignation--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Clergy--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Church controversies--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Churches--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Cooperativeness--Moral and ethical aspects--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Discrimination--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Race discrimination--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Racism--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Segregation--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Segregationists--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Civil rights--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Civil rights--United States Civil rights movements--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Civil rights movements--West Virginia--Charleston Civil rights movements--United States Race relations Hattiesburg (Miss.)--Race relations Mississippi--Race relations Jewish merchants--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Merchants--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Ethics--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Equality before the law--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Social justice--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Extremists--United States Extremists--Mississippi Right-wing extremists--United States Right-wing extremists--Mississippi White supremacy movements--Mississippi Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--Mississippi Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Germany World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Germany Jews--Persecutions--Germany Persecution--Germany Persecution--Mississippi World War, 1939-1945--Denmark Courage--Mississippi Conduct of life Fairness Baptists--United States Baptists--West Virginia--Charleston Christians--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Christians--West Virginia--Charleston Religious tolerance--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Religious tolerance--West Virginia--Charleston Tonight show (Television program) Ben-Ami, David Z., 1924- Ben-Ami, David Z., 1924- --Resignation from office Ben-Ami, David Z., 1924- --Ethics Smith, Evelyn R. Smith, Evelyn R.--Ethics Pearson, Drew, 1897-1969 Borge, Victor Paar, Jack Haakon VII, King of Norway, 1872-1957 From the Ben-Ami (Rabbi David Z.) Papers. The letter from Mrs. Smith expresses her dismay at the forced resignation of Rabbi David Z. Ben-Ami from Temple B'nai Israel for his civil rights activities, about which she read in Drew Pearson's Christmas Day 1964 column. She urges the Temple B'nai congregation to reconsider this action and outlines her reasons against the backdrop of Biblical texts and historical context. Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Hattiesburg, Miss. : University of Southern Mississippi Libraries University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive Collection (University of Southern Mississippi) 2004-09-07 Texts (document genres) Letters (correspondence) http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/manu,397 Digital reproduction of 2-page document. Box 1, Folder 15, M365 Ben-Ami (Rabbi David Z.) Papers, McCain Library and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi. Forms part of University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections. Forms part of USM - Historical Manuscripts. Forms part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. Forms part of the Rabbi David Z. Ben-Ami Papers Collection in the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. Forms part of the Mississippi Digital Library. 1964-12-26 Hattiesburg (Miss.) Forrest County (Miss.) Charleston (W. Va.) Kanawha County (W. Va.) Germany Denmark Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required. 20101222 143958 admin