SummaryChicago philanthropist Julius Rosenwald, the son of an immigrant peddler, 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. Rosenwald also built YMCAs and housing for African Americans to address the pressing needs of the Great Migrat... Read More
Directed By:Aviva Kempner
Written By:Aviva Kempner
Rosenwald
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Generally Favorable
67% Positive
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Sep 4, 2015
88
Wholly engaging from its first frame to its last, Rosenwald stands as an exemplary testament to the change that can occur when wealth, power and influence are utilized for the good of humanity.
Aug 27, 2015
80
The worst thing I can say about Rosenwald, a wonderful documentary by Aviva Kempner, is that it tends to ramble. I say it, though, in the spirit of the joyous New Orleans funeral march “Oh! Didn’t He Ramble.” How could Ms. Kempner’s narrative follow anything like a straight line when her subject is so rich and varied?
Aug 27, 2015
75
Rosenwald isn’t just a portrait of a great, selfless American and his powerful company, but an excavation of an ugly strain of our own history, and a reminder of what one person can do to uproot it.
Aug 27, 2015
70
As revealed by writer-director Aviva Kempner, it's not just the amount of money he donated that makes Rosenwald special, it's the specifics of who he gave it to and how and why he did it that sets him apart.
Aug 10, 2015
50
Director Aviva Kempner profile of Julius Rosenwald suggests a 60 Minutes segment stretched to feature length.
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Production Company:
- Ciesla Foundation
Release Date:Aug 14, 2015
Duration:1 h 40 m
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Awards
Nashville Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
