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Uncommon Jewish newspaper from the South...
Uncommon Jewish newspaper from the South...
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May 01, 1965
THE CAROLINA ISRAELITE, Charlotte, North Carolina, May-June, 1965 This is a rather famous, yet rare, newspaper which first appeared in October, 1942, published by the famed Harry Golden. It was a Jewish enterprise that grew to influence in a part of the country where Jews were not in great number, and in fact most of its circulation was in the major cities. The Carolina Israelite espoused liberal social & political views, most controversially on racial integration & labor, in an area where these issues were explosive. Golden spoke at different places in the South as he worked for the civil rights movement, and in Atlanta he was asked a familiar question: "What's a Jew doing down here trying to change the Southern way of life?" Golden replied: "I am trying to organize a Jewish society for the preservation of Christian ethics." Golden gathered many of his Carolina Israelite essays into a book, "Only In America", published in 1958. It was a great success & made Golden a national name. He was a frequent guest on national television programs, in fact the ftpg. of this issue includes an article about his appearance on the "Johnny Carson Show".
Tabloid size, complete in 32 pages, never bound, some browning & minor wear at the edges, a few very small archival mends to inside pgs. Address label on the ftpg.
Category: The 20th Century
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