10th Annual Commemoration of Largest Mass Arrest of Rabbis

The Tenth Annual Commemoration of the largest mass arrest of Rabbis in US History will take place outdoors at the Hilton St. Augustine Historic Bayfront, 32 Avenida Menendez, St. Augustine at 12 PM on Sunday, June 18th.

On June 18, 1964, 16 Rabbis and a Reform Jewish administrator came to St. Augustine at the request of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They were arrested and held in the St. Johns County Jail where they wrote a letter entitled “Why We Went to St. Augustine” that will be read as part of the commemoration.

This 30-minute event is sponsored by the St. Augustine Jewish Historical Society. Learn more at sajhs.com or call 804-914-4460

Free and open to the public.