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NATIONAL ARCHIVES HOSTS PROGRAM ON ROSENWALD DOCUMENTARY

NATIONAL ARCHIVES HOSTS PROGRAM ON ROSENWALD DOCUMENTARY

FEBRUARY 4 AT 7 P.M.

 

Film director Aviva Kempner and journalist A’Lelia Bundles will
screen and discuss the film

Washington, DC. . . On Thursday, February 4, at 7 p.m., the National
Archives presents a special screening and discussion of the documentary
“Rosenwald: A Remarkable Story of a Jewish Partnership with African
American Communities.” (2015; 100 minutes)  Film director Aviva
Kempner will be joined by author and journalist A'Lelia Bundles to
discuss the film.

The program is free and open to the public and will be held in the
William G. McGowan Theater of the National Archives Museum in
Washington, DC.  Attendees should use the Special Events entrance on
Constitution at 7th Street NW. Metro accessible on the Yellow and Green
lines, Archives/Navy Memorial station.  Reservations are recommended
and can be made online; seating is on a first-come, first-served
basis. The doors to the building will open 45 minutes prior to the start
of the program.  

“Rosenwald: A Remarkable Story of a Jewish Partnership with African
American Communities” is the story of Julius Rosenwald, who never
finished high school but rose to become the president of Sears.
Influenced by the writings of Booker T. Washington, this Jewish
philanthropist joined forces with African American communities during
the Jim Crow South to build over 5,300 schools during the early part of
the 20th century. Presented in collaboration with the National
Archives’ Afro-American History Society.

 

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