usm_crmda_db039 db039 crmda usm yes Letter, Meyer Blatt to the congregation of Temple B'nai Israel; December 25, 1964 Blatt, Meyer Temple B'nai Israel (Hattiesburg, Miss.) Civil rights workers--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Civil rights workers--California--Covina 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 Journalism--Objectivity--United States Shame--California--Covina Shame--Religious aspects--Judaism Opinion (Philosophy) Cooperativeness--Moral and ethical aspects--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Civil rights--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Civil rights--United States Civil rights movements--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Civil rights movements--California--Covina Civil rights movements--United States Race relations Hattiesburg (Miss.)--Race relations Mississippi--Race relations Jews--Attitudes Ethics--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Equality before the law--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Social justice--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Justice Conscience--Religious aspects--Judaism Conscience--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Courage Conduct of life Fairness Compassion--Mississippi Compassion--Religious aspects--Judaism Compassion--Religious aspects--Christianity Humanitarianism Humanitarianism--Religious aspects--Judaism Humanitarianism--Religious aspects--Christianity Social service--Mississippi Social service and race relations--Mississippi Religion and social problems--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Religion and social problems--United States Employees--Dismissal of--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Physicians--California--Covina Jews--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Jews--California--Covina Apathy--Germany Apathy--United States Apathy--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Persecution--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Persecution--United States Jews--Nazi persecution--Germany Freedom of religion--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Freedom of religion--United States Toleration--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Toleration--United States Prejudices--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Prejudices--United States Physicians--California--Covina Jewish physicians--California--Covina Anesthesiologists--California--Covina Ben-Ami, David Z., 1924- Ben-Ami, David Z., 1924- --Resignation from office Ben-Ami, David Z., 1924- --Ethics Blatt, Meyer Blatt, Meyer--Ethics Pearson, Drew, 1897-1969 From the Ben-Ami (Rabbi David Z.) Papers; Meyer Blatt questions the moral right of the Temple B'nai Israel congregation to force the resignation of Rabbi David Z. Ben-Ami in an effort to make him give up his civil rights activities. 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,305 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. 1964-12-25 Hattiesburg (Miss.) Forrest County (Miss.) Covina (Calif.) Los Angeles County (Calif.) Germany 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. 20110520 131447