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Right outside Oriental on Janiero Road stands a little-known chapter of history that is nearly 98 years old. What is now the Holt Chapel Community Center had been a Rosenwald school, one of 5,000 schools built for black students in the South between 1912-1932. How they came to be built is the story of a partnership of African-American communities with Jewish philanthropist (and Sears Roebuck executive) Julius Rosenwald and educator Booker T. Washington, who wanted to improve educational opportunities for blacks.

A special Rosenwald film screening was cancelled at the National Museum of Art due to the government shutdown. But don’t despair – on Saturday, February 9 @ 1p the film Rosenwald will show at Holt’s Chapel Community Center at 136 Janiero Road. Doors open at 12:15p. See this review of Rosenwald:

This special showing is Free but Donations will be graciously accepted for renovations planned for Holt’s Chapel Community Center, Inc. a non-profit 501©(3). For more information call 252-249-1870 or 252-249-1251.