1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminIn Israel, Martin Luther King Jr. memorialized in trees - Jewish Telegraphic Agencyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="2MOww938mg"><a href="https://www.jta.org/2011/10/17/default/in-israel-martin-luther-king-jr-memorialized-in-trees">In Israel, Martin Luther King Jr. memorialized in trees</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/2011/10/17/default/in-israel-martin-luther-king-jr-memorialized-in-trees/embed#?secret=2MOww938mg" width="600" height="338" title="“In Israel, Martin Luther King Jr. memorialized in trees” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="2MOww938mg" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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After being postponed due to Hurricane Irene, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial was officially dedicated on Sunday, Oct. 16 in Washington, D.C. In the days after he was assassinated, hundreds of Jewish schools were closed and Jewish organizations mourned the civil rights leader. [[READMORE]] At the time, a pledge was made to plant 1,000 trees […]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6183/6113271352_eab5c8fc24.jpg