Operation Understanding DC's Class 21 visited the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, and met with Devorah Halberstam, founder of the
Jewish Children's Museum, whose son was brutally slain in an anti-Semitic attack in New York, and with Richard Green of the
Crown Heights Youth Collective; both of them powerhouse peacemakers and activists. They also studied with Dr. Henry Goldschmidt of the
Interfaith Center of NY, an expert in the Crown Heights riots and inter-ethnic issues.
They also attended programs at the
Malcolm X & Betty Shabazz Center, in Harlem, and learning at the spot where Malcolm X was assassinated.
At the
James Weldon Johnson Community Center in East Harlem, they met and heard from a real straight talker, life-long activist, former
Freedom Rider Lewis (Lew) Zuchman. They also met with rights activist Billy Green & the crew of
GLASS- (Gays Lesbians & Straight Supporters), and were treated to - and participated in - House vogueing.
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| Crown Heights |
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| Richard Green |
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| Devorah Halberstam |
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| Dr. Henry Goldschmidt |
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| Freedom Rider Lew Zuchman |
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| Jewish Children's Museum |
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| Site of Malcom X's assassination |
Nice to hear you were in my neighborhood.
ReplyDeleteI work right across from the Jewish Children's Museum.
I know the fellow in the first photo and sent him a link of this post.