Actor Ed Asner will help lead a Freedom Seder, which celebrates the Jews freedom from Egyptian slavery and all those who have fought for freedom.

The event is co-sponsored by Temple Emanu-El and Humane Borders.

The Freedom Seder will take place April 21 at 6:15 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 225 N. Country Club Road.

The first Freedom Seder took place in Washington, D.C., on the one-year anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.s death, on April 4, 1969.

Participants of many faith traditions met in an African-American church in Washington, D.C., combining for the first time the biblical story of freedom and the African-American struggle for full civil rights, according to a news release from Temple Emanu-El. Since that time, Freedom Seders have embraced stories of people of color, refugees and others who have fought for basic human dignity.

The event is open to people of all faiths.

The Freedom Seder includes a Passover meal.

Reservations are $28 and can be made by calling 327-4501 or at http://www.templeemanueltucson.org

The deadline to RSVP is April 14.

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Ed Asner helps lead Freedom Seder at Temple Emanu-El