Gerald "Jerry" Kopel (June 16, 1928 - January 21, 2012) was a journalist, lawyer, state legislator, and columnist in Colorado.
[6] He studied journalism at the University of Colorado and edited its Silver and Gold newspaper.
[6] He got a job with The World-Independent in Walsenburg and then the Rocky Mountain News in Denver.
[6] He was involved in highlighting the plight of Russian Jews and Christians, focusing attention on the Leningrad Three.
He also worked to help establish the Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Colorado.