Several hundred people from throughout the St. Louis community attended the 21st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Jewish Community Commemoration on Wednesday, January 20 at Covenant House. The Jewish Community Relations Council coordinated the event, which was co-sponsored by Central Agency for Jewish Eduation, Covenant House/CHAI Apartments, Holocaust Museum and Learning Center, Jewish Community Center, Jewish Family & Children's Service, the Jewish Federation and Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library. For the second year in a row, those attending heard performances from children's choirs from Saul Mirowitz Reform Jewish Day School, Solomon Schechter Day School and Confluence Academy-Old North Elementary School. In the closing song, "The Dream of Martin Luther King," students from Saul Mirowitz Reform Jewish Day School and Confluence Academy joined forces as a single choir. The audience received a welcome from Jacqueline Harris, representing the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Committee. The program opened with remarks from Rev. Earl Nance, Jr., Pastor, Greater Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church and Former Chair of the St. Louis Clergy Coalition. Closing remarks from Rabbi Susan Talve, Central Reform Congregation rounded out the program. Both Rev. Nance and Rabbi Talve emphasized the long history of collaboration between the Jewish community and the African-American community in the struggle for civil rights. The program concluded with the audience rising to its feet for several choruses of "We Shall Overcome."