The Lower East Side anti-Jewish riot that changed the way Jews do politics
In 1902, an anti-Jewish riot at a rabbi's funeral in NYC left 196 mourners injured but sparked a wave of Jewish political activism, setting a precedent for organized resistance against antisemitism.
Mourners accompany a hearse bearing the body of Rabbi Jacob Joseph on the Lower East Side on July 30, 1902.(photo credit: Le Monde Illustré, Aug.23, 1902; from "The Chief Rabbi's Funeral"/VIA JTA)ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
