Grandson Joshua Hirsch shares these special memories: [I] remember the time I was interested in Marxism in college and I asked him what his opinion of it was, and he said he could believe in …
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Rabbi Olan and Joshua Hirsch, circa 1981-1983.
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Anthony Elia leading an Olan Sermons discussion
Anthony Elia, Director of Bridwell Library at Perkins School of Theology, SMU, served as discussion leader at Temple Emanu-El on March 26, 2019. He will also lead the April 2 discussion on Rabbi Olan’s sermon, …
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1963 photograph of Rabbi Olan with Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with, from left to right, H. Rhett James, Rabbi Levi Olan, and J. A. Stanfield, on a visit in Dallas for Dallas County United Poll Tax Rally at the Fair …
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Levi Olan with his sister, Bertha, in 1925
Photograph of Levi Olan with his sister in August of 1925. Bertha Olan (1908-1985) married Jack Cravets. They lived in Rochester, New York, where Bertha served as the librarian at Temple B’rith Kodesh. Image courtesy …
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Levi Olan and his sister, Bertha, in 1942
Image courtesy of Bonnie C. Yankaskas.
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Olan sermon recording tape
Reel-to-reel tape of Rabbi Olan’s sermon “Justice Comes First,” November 19, 1961, as exhibited at Bridwell Library in 2014. Rabbi Olan’s hard-hitting words make even more impact when they are heard being delivered in his …
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Max Olan and Levi Olan, circa 1920.
Photograph of Levi Olan (r) with his father, Max Olan. Image courtesy of Bonnie C. Yankaskas.
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Bertha Olan and Levi Olan, circa 1910
Levi Olan was born in the Ukraine. His younger sister, Bertha, was born in Rochester, New York. Image courtesy of Bonnie C. Yankaskas.
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Levi Olan at his bar mitzvah, 1916
Image courtesy of Bonnie C. Yankaskas.
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Young Levi Olan, circa 1908
Note the teddy bear in his pocket! Image courtesy of Bonnie C. Yankaskas.
Rabbi Levi A. Olan: The Conscience of the City 