Julius Rosenwald, Jewish Philanthropist, Partnered in African American Education ~Award-winning filmmaker Aviva Kempner's documentary, ROSENWALD, will open October 2nd in Florida markets. ~

(Black PR Wire) ROSENWALD is the incredible story of Julius Rosenwald, who never finished high school, but rose to become the President of Sears. Influenced by the writings of the educator 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.

ROSENWALD sheds light on this silent partner of the Pre-Civil Rights Movement. Julius Rosenwald awarded fellowship grants to a who's who of African American intellectuals and artists including: Marian Anderson, James Baldwin, the father and uncle of civil rights leader Julian Bond, Ralph Bunche, W. E. B. DuBois, Katherine Dunham, Ralph Ellison, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Gordon Parks, Jacob Lawrence and Augusta Savage along with Woody Guthrie.

The list of prominent alumni and educators who attended the Rosenwald Schools include the ancestors of Loretta Lynch (US Attorney General), Tony Award winning playwright George Wolfe, poet Maya Angelou, U.S. Representative John Lewis, Anita Hill and Pulitzer Prize winner Eugene Robinson.

Interviewees include:
Maya Angelou; Peter Ascoli - Rosenwald's grandson and biographer; Julian Bond; Rep. Danny Davis; Rita Dove; Benjamin Jealous; Rep. John Lewis; Eugene Robinson, Clarence Page and Cokie Roberts- Journalists; Eleanor Roosevelt Seagraves - granddaughter of Rosenwald Fund board member Eleanor Roosevelt; George Wolfe.

List of theaters opening in Florida

• Gateway Cinemas (Sunrise, FL)
• AMC Aventura 24 (Aventura, FL)
• Lake Worth Playhouse (Lake Worth, FL)
• Movies of Lake Worth (Lake Worth, FL)
• Movies of Delray (Delray, FL)
• Movies at Living Room Theater FAU (Boca Raton, FL)
• Shadowood 16 (Boca Raton, FL)
• Burns Court Cinema (Sarasota, FL)

Website: www.rosenwaldfilm.org
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAfOBhdSXB0 / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RosenwaldFilm