Trip comes after several high-profile incidents that, to many, indicate that the Black-Jewish relationship in the US is in need of urgent work

Singer and civil rights activist once quipped he was 'the most popular Jew in America' due to his rendition of the Hebrew classic

Christie's may get £1m for the single - recorded in Ionic Original, the 1st new analog format in 70 years, which the songwriter's collaborator calls 'pinnacle of recorded sound'

Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam to be exonerated, with prosecutors now saying authorities withheld evidence in the civil rights leader's killing half a century ago

Andrew Feiler's book 'A Better Life for Their Children' captures the institutions funded by a German-Jewish philanthropist for Black students -- which started change in the US

Leading Reform rabbi, community organizer fought racism and discriminatory policies, starting with early marches with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

From helping found the Atlanta Black-Jewish Coalition to protesting for the release of Soviet Jews, the US civil rights icon was a powerful friend of the Jewish community

Said he’d been arrested 40 times in the 1960s, 5 more as a congressman. At 78, he told a rally he’d do it again to help reunite immigrant families separated by Trump administration

Lawmaker and activist who was beaten by state troopers at Selma, spoke to crowd at 1963 March on Washington and built Jewish ties, lauded by Clinton as 'conscience of the nation'