Name: Roesch NJJFF: Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round
Start: 2026-03-08T15:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-03-08T17:15:00-04:00
Location: JCC MetroWest

Roesch NJJFF: Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round

JCC MetroWest

In 1960, Black students and a community of progressive Jews united for America’s first interracial Civil Rights protest.

Roesch New Jersey Jewish Film Festival

Celebrate 26 years of world-class storytelling at the Malvin & Greta Roesch New Jersey Jewish Film Festival! From March 5–22, join us for award-winning films, filmmaker Q&As, and special events that explore Jewish life, culture, and universal stories.

Post-screening Q&amp;A with director Ilana Trachtman on Zoom Director: Ilana Trachtman 2024, USA, 89 minutes English with English subtitles DocumentaryAin’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round tells the little-known story of the first organized interracial Civil Rights protest in U.S. history. Five Howard University students sat on a segregated Maryland carousel in 1960 and their arrests made headlines. When the progressive Jewish community near Glen Echo Amusement Park joined the Black students in picketing, an extraordinary partnership was born. The pickets attracted Nazis, Congressman, and a press avalanche. Relationships and mentorships formed among the activists, producing future Freedom Riders and Civil Rights leaders.This rousing film features interviews with many living participants, never-before-seen archival footage, and voiceover reenactments from Jeffrey Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Lee Grant, Dominique Thorne, and other stars of film and television.

Sponsored by Caren &amp; Herbert Ford Co-sponsored by Temple B’nai Abraham and Temple B'nai Jeshurun

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