The City of Salina dedicated a historical marker Thursday in front of the Smoky Hill Museum to August Bondi, a local Jewish-American abolitionist who fought against slavery and for the American ideal of freedom.Jerry Klinger, President of the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation, who initially proposed creating the marker, spoke about Bondi’s life during the ceremony.“The story of Mr. Bondi isn’t so much a Jewish story, it’s an American […]
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