Helen Yelen - wife, mother, grandmother, and friend - remembers her participation in the League Against War and Fascism during the time leading up to World War Two.

 Sasha Lansky reflects on the connection between her environmental activism, including her involvement with the non-profit Hazon, and her Jewish identity.

 In the 1960s, many Jewish men and women participated in the Civil Rights Movement. Here several reflect on their activism during that period.

Jacob Schlitt learned the true meaning of his name,"leader," while working for the Jewish Labor Committee.

Jacob Schlitt explains that he has pursued social justice since he was a young boy, collecting for the Spanish loyalists. He remembers protesting for better treatment of Soviet Jews and his organizing for the civil rights march on Washington in 1963.

Frances Morrill Schlitt reflects on political activism in the 1960s, from picket lines to Jewish intellectuals and the civil rights movement. Today, she sees new problems for the following generations to sort through.