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UCLA conference to examine legacy of activist rabbi who was MLK ally
Leading scholars, clergy and activists will convene at UCLA on May 3 and 4 to examine the ongoing influence of the late Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, a civil rights leader, anti-war activist and scholar who was a friend and ally of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.