Rosenwald
The Rosenwald Schools by Aviva Kempner is a documentary about how Chicago philanthropist Julius Rosenwald, the son of an immigrant peddler who rose to head Sears, partnered with Booker T. Washington to build 5,400 Southern schools in African American communities in the early 1900s during the Jim Crow era.
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Cast
11 people
Aviva Kempner
Peter Ascoli
Peter Ascoli
Andrew Geyer
Roger Grange
Julian Bond
Julian Bond
Marian Sears Hunter
Michael Rose
Stephanie Deutsch
Stephanie Deutsch
Richard J Powell
Richard J. Powell
Eugene Robinson
Eugene Robinson
George C. Wolfe
George C. Wolfe
Known for
The Devil Wears Prada
Garden State
Aviva Kempner Director · Roger Grange Cinematographer Marian Sears Hunter Editor
Worldwide gross $434K · United States release April 19, 2015 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$433,924
Production
The Ciesla Foundation
Production
United States
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The Rosenwald Schools
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 25, 2015
Premiere · Washington Jewish Film Festival
United States · April 19, 2015
Limited theatrical · Nashville Film Festival
United States
July 31, 2015 · Limited theatrical · San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
August 14, 2015 · Limited theatrical · New York City
August 21, 2015 · Limited theatrical · Washington, D.C.
August 28, 2015 · Limited theatrical · Boston, Massachusetts
November 8, 2015 · Limited theatrical · Virginia Film Festival
July 29, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Traverse City Film Festival
Canada
May 5, 2015 · Limited theatrical · Toronto Jewish Film Festival
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