Martin Luther King Jr.’s Successor on the Mountaintop
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN

Genesis 123 Foundation President Jonathan Feldstein.

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — January 14, 2021 — As we commemorate what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King’s 92nd birthday, it’s important to celebrate him and his life, and recall the significance of what was perhaps his second most famousspeech, which was also his last, as he was assassinated the next day. Some ascribe a prophetic element towhat’s known as his “Mountaintop” speech.  Indeed, his final words were, “Well, I don’t know what will happen now. We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn’t matter with me now, because I’ve been to the mountaintop, and I don’t mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I’m not concerned about that now. I just want to do God’s will, and He’s allowed me to go up to the mountain. I’ve looked over and I’ve seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to ...

Anti-Semitism and Covid-19 Demanded a Strong Government Response. We New Yorkers Got One.
By MICHAEL S. MILLER and ERIC S. GOLDSTEIN

NEW YORK, NY — January 14, 2021 — It was a year ago. The Jewish community had barely passed the commemoration of the first anniversary of the Tree of Life Massacre, and suddenly we were again reeling after brazen and deadly anti-Semitic attacks in Poway, California; Monsey, New York; and Jersey City, New Jersey. Further inflaming fear and sowing hate were a series of violent anti-Semitic attacks against Orthodox Jews across the New York region.

Leading a march against anti-Semitism across the Brooklyn Bridge are, from left to right, front row, Rep. Gregory Meeks, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Sen. Chuck Schumer and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Jan. 5, 2020. JCRC CEO Michael Miller is second from left; UJA-Federation CEO Eric Goldstein is seen between Schumer and Cuomo. (Jake Asner/UJA Federation of New York).

Against this backdrop, on Dec. 30, 2019, U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer invited us, along with other nonprofit leaders, to his office to present a bold idea. In the face of significantly escalating ...