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Martin Luther King III to honor three Israelis with Unsung Hero Awards

For the first time, the Unsung Hero Awards will go to non-Americans, with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s son traveling to Israel to grant honors to Israeli singer-songwriter Idan Raichel, former Knesset Member Pnina Tamano-Shata, and journalist Anat Saragusti.

By Eran Suissa and Israel Hayom Staff

 

Martin Luther King III, the eldest son of the late civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will attend a ceremony in Israel to honor three Israeli community activists on Sunday.

Martin Luther King III – Photo: Reuters

He will be in Israel with attorney William Wachtel, son of the late attorney Harry Wachtel, King’s legal counsel during the civil rights movement in the 1960s. Continue Reading »