Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline to speak at Commemoration

On June 18, 1964, 16 rabbis and a Reform Jewish administrator, in St. Augustine at the request of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., were arrested and held in the St. Johns County Jail. Overnight, they wrote a letter titled “Why We Went to St. Augustine” that will be read by Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline as part of the commemoration. 

Sikes-Kline has been a steadfast supporter of the St. Augustine Jewish Historical Society for many years. She is a native Floridian and has lived in St. Augustine since 1984. She received her bachelor’s degree in geography from the University of Florida. Mayor Kline is a founding board member and past Chairperson of the St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum, Founding Chairperson of the Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program, Past Chair of the St. Johns County Historic Resource Review Board (now the Cultural Resources Review Board) and a Past President of Junior Service League. 

The Tenth Annual Commemoration of the largest mass arrest of rabbis in U.S. history will take place outdoors at the Hilton St. Augustine Historic Bayfront, 32 Avenida Menendez, St. Augustine, at noon on Sunday, June 18th. This 30- minute event sponsored by the St. Augustine Jewish Historical Society, is free and all are welcome. 

For further information contact SAJHS at www.sajhs.com, sajhs1565@gmail.com or 804-914-4460.