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SUMMARY:Interfaith film showing "Ain't no back to a Merry-go-round"
DESCRIPTION:AIN’T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND is the untold story of the first organized interracial civil rights protest in U.S. history. When 5 Howard University students sat on a Maryland carousel in 1960\, the arrests made headlines. When the white community near Glen Echo Amusement Park joined the Black students in picketing\, an extra ordinary history-making partnership was born. The pickets attracted Nazis\,Congressman\, and a press avalanche. Picketing together over the sweltering summer led to partying together\, and union organizers mentored student activists. Ten 1961 Freedom Riders\, including Stokely Carmichael\, were incubated on the Glen Echo picket line\, and the carousel arrests were challenged in the Supreme Court case. \nWith never-before seen footage\, and immersive storytelling by Emmy-award winning director Ilana Trachtman (Praying with Lior\, Black in Latin America\, The Pursuit)\, four living protesters rescue this forgotten history\, revealing the price\, and the power\, of heeding the impulse to activism. AIN’T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND includes voice over by noted actors Jeffrey Wright\, Mandy Patinkin\, Bob Balaban\, Lee Grant\,Peter Gallagher\, Dominique Thorne\, Alysia Reiner and Tracie Thoms. \nThe film showing will be followed by discussion with film director\, Ilana Trachtman and protestor\, Christine “Tina” Clark. \nPlease be advised that there are racial epithets and language that may not be suitable for young children.
URL:https://www.shalomdc.org/event/interfaith-film-showing-aint-no-back-to-a-merry-go-round/
LOCATION:Kol Shalom\, 9110 Darnestown Road\, Rockville\, MD\, 20850\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kol Shalom":MAILTO:exec@kolshalom.com
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SUMMARY:Too Fat for China: Havdalah and Performance by Phoebe Potts
DESCRIPTION:Too Fat for China follows Phoebe Potts\, comic storyteller and professional Jew\, as she tries\, fails and eventually succeeds to adopt a baby. After a US adoption goes horribly wrong\, Potts finds herself surprised\, disgusted and ultimately resigned to the role she plays as a middle class white lady in the business of adopting babies in the US and internationally. Potts’ tragicomic journey is about looking for more love\, more life and more family and will do anything to get it\, including having her morals and values fold in on themselves.
URL:https://www.shalomdc.org/event/too-fat-for-china-havdalah-and-performance-by-phoebe-potts/
LOCATION:Temple Emanuel\, 10101 Connecticut Avenue\, Kensington\, MD\, 20851\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Temple Emanuel":MAILTO:dianne@templeemanuelmd.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T190000
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SUMMARY:Jews of Sudan
DESCRIPTION:A film screening of “Jews and the Longest Kiss in History” \nwith remarks by Dr. Jeffrey Malka (Grandson of the last Chief Rabbi of Sudan) \nDiscover the untold story of the Jewish community of Sudan— a journey that began with just eight families under Egyptian-Turkish rule in the late 1800s. \nThis powerful film follows their remarkable rise\, their exile amid growing persecution\, and the extraordinary secret mission in 1977 to rescue the sacred Torah scrolls and transfer the buried remains from Khartoum to Jerusalem. A moving historical chronicle of identity\, courage\, and the systematic erasure of Judaism in Sudan. \n$5 donation requested\, not required. Please register on our website in advance.
URL:https://www.shalomdc.org/event/jews-of-sudan/
LOCATION:Magen David Sephardic Congregation\, 11215 Woodglen Drive Magen David\, Rockville\, MD\, 20852\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,Events & Gatherings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Magen David Sephardic Congregation":MAILTO:office@magendavidsephardic.org
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SUMMARY:The Dreidel Players Present...Best Hanukkah Show Ever
DESCRIPTION:The play is about a ragtag group of locals who want to put on their town’s first Hanukkah Show. They tell the story of Hanukkah through comedic sketches as they try to write and produce the Hanukkah show.
URL:https://www.shalomdc.org/event/the-dreidel-players-present-best-hanukkah-show-ever/2025-12-06/
LOCATION:Gaithersburg Arts Barn\, 311 Kent Square Rd\, Gaithersburg\, MD\, 20878\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,Events & Gatherings,Jewish Holidays, Rituals, and Traditions
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ORGANIZER;CN="City of Gaithersburg &amp%3B Sandy Spring Theatre Group":MAILTO:info@sandyspringtheatregroup.org
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