Dr. King visited Temple B’nai Abraham, then located in Newark, where he spoke about “Challenges of the Mid-Century to Religion.” The date was January 17, 1963, 8 months before the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom where Rabbi Prinz spoke just before Dr. King delivered the iconic "I Have a Dream" speech.

Click below to listen to audio of Dr. King's speech "The Challenges of Mid-Century to Religion" delivered at Temple B'nai Abraham on January 17, 1963

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Dr. King came to our area in 1961 and again in 1963. Below you will see correspondence between Dr. King and Rabbi Prinz, announcements of King's visits to Temples B'nai Abraham, Sharey Tefilo and Sha'arey Shalom and messages of sympathy for Dr. King's widow,
Coretta Scott King.