Photos: For decades the boldest LA voice among progressive Jews

Former President Jimmy Carter, left, receives the Ridenhour Courage Prize from Rabbi Leonard Beerman in 2007 in Washington. Beerman was the founding rabbi at Leo Baeck Temple in L.A., serving from 1949 to 1986.

Former President Jimmy Carter, left, receives the Ridenhour Courage Prize from Rabbi Leonard Beerman in 2007 in Washington. Beerman was the founding rabbi at Leo Baeck Temple in L.A., serving from 1949 to 1986.   (Charles Dharapak / Associated Press)

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