SAVE THE DATE Sunday, March 23, 2:00pm for a Civil Rights Film and Virtual Q&A with the Director presented by our Temple's Social Justice Committee (SJC). Many thanks to the Reiger and Oppenheimer families for sponsoring this SJC event.

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world: indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead.

Please join us for a Temple screening of the film "Ain't No Back To A Merry-Go-Round" on March 23rd at 2 p.m.

After the screening, we will be joined by the film's producer for a virtual Q & A period. Refreshments will be provided.

"Ain't No Back To A Merry-Go-Round" tells the forgotten true story of events at the Glen Echo Amusement Park in white metropolitan Washington where thousands of white children enjoyed the rides and the pool each summer, while Black children living nearby could only gaze longingly at this "idyllic" playground from the street. Then, in June of 1960, three events occurred which ignited a Civil Rights firestorm: a group of Howard University students showed up and sat on the merry-go-round; White middle aged and mostly Jewish neighbors joined the protest; and the Nazi Party showed up. This inspiring story honors the sacrifices and personal awakenings of a group of everyday people who stood up for social justice in the early years of the Civil Rights.