While working with SNCC, Bob would fall in love with Dorothy “Dottie” Miller, a white member of the Congress for Racial Equity (CORE) … There was a way to say, you know, we are in a difficult situation here, the Klan hates us also, so we can’t do anything openly, but here’s a check, or if somebody gets hurt, we know a good doctor. Of course, I don’t go to synagogue, and maybe some of the synagogue-goers feel differently. We’re interviewing Dorothy Zellner, Dottie Zellner, as part of the Civil Rights History Project cosponsored by the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. (Women's Voices for Change, July 29, 2014), "If you're Jewish and you're against the Israeli occupation, you should speak out as a Jew in the name of the Jewish tradition of social justice, you should say to the government of Israel 'No, no, you do not speak for me,' you should come out and demonstrate." Dorothy “Dottie ” and Bob Zellner took that call seriously, though they wanted to continue to work through SNCC. Anyway, I was beyond shocked by the rabbi’s response to me. Library-Archives. During the summer of 1960, she trained with Congress of Racial Equality in non-violent resistance. Devoted wife of 55 years to James P. Miller. This interview with Dorothy Zellner is the first in our new series called Office Hours, featuring interviews of movement elders by younger activists. One thing that is needed for this organizing is trust. And if anybody is naïve enough to think that is going to protect us, they’ve got another think coming. It happened very early in the moring. Oral tradition sustained the Black community for 400 years. I’ve always felt that the narrative common in liberal Jewish spaces about the critical role played by Jews in the civil rights movement was incomplete and overly self-congratulatory. The following summer Zellner worked with Professor James A. Moss from the Southern Regional Council in Atlanta. ND: Was he explicit about what the fear was? You are being redirected to archives.jewishcurrents.org, The Anti-Democratic Origins of the Jewish Establishment. “With much regret and emotion,” their proposal was denied. Emails are serviced by Mail Chimp. They were peddlers who opened dry goods stores and became successful businesspeople. Dorothy "Dottie" Taylor Zeller, 85, of Vero Beach, Florida passed away unexpectedly Monday, August 24, 2020 at her home. Trump has Jews around him. She was a daughter to Alf and Florence (McSherry) Burke. Dorothy Zellner is an 81-year-old civil rights veteran and longtime Jewish Currents contributor. Dottie was born in Ashland, Virginia to the late Philip Lynn Taylor and Dolly Grace Rhodes. Ran New England Regional Office of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), which led civil rights movement and opposed Vietnam War; co-editor of its newsletter Student Voice; arrested at CORE demonstration in Miami, 1960; SNCC staff member in Mississippi, summer 1964. She had a true talent for helping others reach their full potential and brought out the best in those who sought her help. Written by women of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), this book at last adds their heroism to the story of the 1960s Civil Rights movement. On July 8, 1950, she married Richard “Dick” Bredbeck, and he preceded her in death on March 31, 1984. We were married in Atlanta on Aug. 9th, a day or so after I got out of jail in Danville. Create a free family tree for yourself or for Dorothy Zeller and we’ll search for valuable new information for you. Cellphone by New Cingular Wireless Pcs, LLC, three persons associated; Persons Associated with Address 48 Winnebago Rd. I was totally shocked. Dorothy M. and Robert Zellner papersp. In 1963 Dorothy married Robert "Bob" Zellner. Also with us is John Bishop and Guha Shankar is here as well. I think black people are in the direct line of fire. I think I was one of two white people who was involved. "Dottie" (nee Zeller) Miller, 78, of Haddon Township died on Sept. 29, 2009. Feminist; peace advocate; civil rights activist; actively opposed Israeli occupation and Gaza War. I take heart in the example of the Black community. For the moment, I don’t feel in any jeopardy as a Jew. But I’m not really surprised. Associated persons: Robin A. Archer, Aaron Bracey, Francine Burnett, … ND: What do you think we can do to sustain ourselves, to keep up the urgency and risk-taking that we will need? Like many Southern Jews, they emigrated from Germany before the Civil War. DZ: It doesn’t feel different because 11 Jews were killed. Everybody thought that because the housing was less restricted in New Orleans that things would go relatively well. The fact that millions of people have been out in the streets is definitely sand in the gears. The other thing I take heart in is the past. Landline phone by Verizon New York, Inc, one person associated (845) 729-0001. Magnum Photos, Inc. c1963 Danny Lyons. But I totally agree, there are risks we aren’t taking. As people have done across human history, we can survive with our views intact, and we can fight back. DZ: Without sounding too Pollyannaish about it, I am strengthened by two things. Women in Peaceis dedicated to highlighting the achievements of extraordinary, peacemaking women from around the world. Are you telling me that you of all people, that we of all people, cannot help, when people ask us for help?” Of all people who should know—as I said, this was 15 years after World War II, when we valued all our allies. Dorothy Mae “Dottie” Burke Zeller (1932-2012) - Find A Grave Memorial Dorothy, 79, passed away at 9:30 p.m., at her home. Naomi Dann is a writer, organizer, and communications professional in Brooklyn. But none of that. You can stay and you can spit in the soup. Dorothy L Zellner Phone Numbers (845) 526-6613. Alyssa C Anderson. This was Rabbi Julian Feibelman at Temple Sinai on St. Charles Avenue. That’s when the real antisemitism is going to start. Join Facebook to connect with Dottie Zoellner and others you may know. And second, we were lucky enough to experience for a while what it is actually like to be part of multiracial organizing. Dorothy A. My mother’s family were Jews in Mississippi going back five generations. – Bob Zellner. Associated persons: Betheal Araya Ande, Edward P Bandenburg, Evelyn M Berkemeyer, Michelle D Berling, Marie C Blazer, Wilfred A Blazer (513) 662-8361. View the profiles of people named Dottie Zoellner. ND: I worry that the marches today are nice but not enough. By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: Jewish Currents. But there was another way of handling it. We actually saw people grow and change right in front of our eyes. Two weeks before the sit-ins started in 1960, if you had asked someone whether such a thing was about to happen, they would have said no. On Nov 11, 1950, she married Robert E. Zeller, who survives at the residence. Born in 10 Dec 1912 and died in 24 Dec 1977 Beaumont, Texas Dorothy Stine Zellner Cin. I feel that, since I have seen it with my own eyes. And until the Jews became white, that was our history too. Dottie, could you start by telling us when and where you were born and about your family? Dorothy Zellner reflects on her experience as one of the early organizers in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). I tried to contact the Jewish community in New Orleans in 1960, and the rabbi threw me out of the office. Offering a unique perspective as a white woman in a black-led organization, she sheds light on the dynamics of race and gender in the Civil Rights Movement. If people want to look for an example in our country of heroism, of courage, and of somehow staying together, they don’t have far to look. Maybe only a small portion of millions of slaves ran away, but as they say, the ones who stayed spit in the soup. I went into a downward spiral when nine black people were killed in a church in Charleston. Dorothy M Zeller, age 36. Because when his supporters finally realize that they have been hoodwinked, who do you think they are going to blame? Biography: Dorothy Miller Zellner was born in 1938 in Manhattan. She stayed in the South for over 20 years, working on sit-ins, Freedom Summer, and voter registration with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Most Southern Jews I know, including my family, tried their best to stay as far away from the political and social upheaval of the time as they possibly could. Now the incidents of antisemitism do seem to have increased. Dorothy Zellner is an 81-year-old civil rights veteran and longtime Jewish Currents contributor. To me it feels very much the same. So we know that people can do this. (She later married … Repository: Wisconsin Historical Society. Dorothy "Dottie" Larson April 18, 1928 – June 26, 2010. Get started Geni World Family Tree. Dorothy "Dottie" Miller Zellner born New York, NY January 14, 1938. Born in Alabama on 5 April 1939, John Robert Zellner was the second of James Abraham Zellner and Ruby Hardy Zellner’s five sons. And they asked me to go to Loyola to see the priest and the rabbi. (Mondoweis, August 23, 2009; photo Geneseo). So the entire world was amazed when they actually integrated the schools and all hell broke loose there. Activist Dorothy "Dottie" Miller (Zellner), who lost her shoes to high-pressure hoses after being clubbed during a demonstration in Danville, Virginia, gives an affidavit to James Forman, SNCC executive secretary. On July 8, 1950, she married Richard “Dick” Bredbeck, and he preceded her in death on March 31, 1984. Illustration: Allan C. Carandang. Collection Description (Extant): Papers created and collected by two civil rights workers who worked for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the Southern Conference Educational Fund during the 1960's and early 1970's. Zellner and his then wife, Dorothy "Dottie" Miller Zellner, worked for SNCC until 1966, and then moved to New Orleans to work for the Southern Conference Educational Fund when disagreement over their proposal for the GROW Project (standing for "Grass Roots Organizing Work" or "Get Rid Of [Alabama governor George] Wallace," and designed to organize working class whites in the South) led to their … Dorothy "Dottie" Miller Zellner born New York, NY January 14, 1938. That we aren’t throwing sand in the gears in the way we need to. Dorothy (Dottie) Miller Zellner is the wife of Bob Zellner. Dorothy "Dottie" Taylor Zeller, 85, of Vero Beach, Florida passed away unexpectedly Monday, August 24, 2020 at her home. It was 60 years ago, but here I am agitated. This article is part of our archives. This was about two weeks before the public schools were going to be integrated. The following summer Zellner worked with Professor James A. 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