Stuart Appelbaum

At the time of this writing, Stuart Appelbaum was the vice president of the AFL-CIO and president of the Jewish Labor Committee.

MLK monument in Washington DC against a cloudy blue sky

Racial Justice

A Special Bond: Martin Luther King, Jr., Israel, and American Jewry

Stuart Appelbaum

Each year, U.S. Jews, like other Americans, mark Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by remembering him as a powerful voice against racism and for civil rights. But, for Jews, Dr. King was also something else: a uniquely important ally in the fight against antisemitism and for a secure Israel.