Joachim Prinz

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Joachim Prinz was a German-American rabbi and civil rights leader known for his outspoken opposition to Nazism and his prominent role in the U.S. civil rights movement, including speaking at the 1963 March on Washington.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German-American
civil rights activist
human
rabbi
burialPlace United States of America
causeOfDeath natural causes
countryOfCitizenship Germany
United States of America
date 1963-08-28
dateOfBirth 1902-05-10
dateOfDeath 1988-09-30
educatedAt universities in Germany (including studies in philosophy and Jewish studies)
emigratedTo United States of America
emigrationReason persecution by Nazis in Germany
ethnicGroup Jews
familyName Prinz
fieldOfWork Jewish religious leadership
civil rights advocacy
interfaith dialogue
givenName Joachim
knownFor advocacy for African American civil rights in the United States
linking Jewish experience of persecution with struggle against racism
opposition to Nazism in Germany
languageSpoken English
German
memberOf American Jewish Congress
Zionism
surface form: Zionist movement
movement American civil rights movement
Zionism
notableEvent speaker at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
notableWork Rebellious Rabbi (autobiographical writings / memoirs often cited under this title)
The Dilemma of the Modern Jew
occupation author
civil rights leader
rabbi
opposedTo Nazism
racial segregation in the United States
placeOfBirth Barzdorf, Silesia, German Empire
surface form: Burkhardsdorf, Silesia, German Empire
placeOfDeath Newark, New Jersey, United States
positionHeld president of the American Jewish Congress
rabbi in Berlin
rabbi of Temple B’nai Abraham, Newark, New Jersey
reasonForPersecution Jewish identity and anti-Nazi sermons
religion Judaism
residence Berlin
surface form: Berlin, Germany

Newark, New Jersey, United States
South Ward of Newark
surface form: Weequahic neighborhood, Newark, New Jersey
role speaker immediately preceding Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream" speech
sexOrGender male
spokeOutAgainst Nazism
surface form: Adolf Hitler’s regime

discrimination against African Americans
wasPersecutedBy Nazi Germany
surface form: Nazi regime

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Rabbi Joachim Prinz fullName Joachim Prinz
subject surface form: Joachim Prinz
Prinz hasNotableBearer Joachim Prinz