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SHARED LEGACIES: AMERICAN LESSONS OF BLACK/JEWISH COOPERATION
Join us for a screening of the film, Shared Legacies, a moving documentary about the critical historical lessons of the Black Jewish Alliance during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, at the Williams School in Chelsea. Following the film, we will have a conversation with a personal and local perspective featuring Chelsea City Councilor Leo Robinson and Janna Kaplan from Brandeis University. Janna’s late husband Edward and his father Kivie, who were lifelong residents of Greater Boston and were key players in the Civil Rights movement, appear in the film. Kivie’s wife Emily was from Chelsea and her family was affiliated with the Walnut Street Synagogue.
images courtesy of Menemsha Films
More about the film and official trailer HERE
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EVENT DETAILS
Where – Williams School, 180 Walnut Street in Chelsea, Massachusetts
When – Sunday, June 8, 1:00 pm (Doors open 12:30 pm)
Registration – No cost to attend, but please let us know if you plan on attending. Advance registration is required.
Refreshments – Yes! Enjoy our nosh and schmooze with community members.
Questions – please contact us at info@walnutstreetsynagogue.com
Jewish Journal article, May 22 issue
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Chelsea City Councilor Leo Robinson – Leo is a lifelong Chelsea resident and is the longest serving member of the Chelsea City Council. He has served as its president seven times. As president, Leo wrote the Affordable Housing Ordinance and oversaw three searches for the City Manager position. He is a graduate of Chelsea High School and Burdett College and is a U. S. Army veteran having served during the Vietnam War. Leo is the co-founder of the Lewis Latimer Society with his brother Ron Robinson. He received the Paul Harris Award from Chelsea Rotary and Resident of the Year from All Chelsea Awards. Leo has had close friendships with members of Chelsea’s Jewish community since childhood.
Leo Robinson
photo courtesy of Leo Robinson
Janna Kaplan, M.S. – Janna is a Senior Research Scientist at Brandeis University’s Ashton Graybiel Spatial Orientation Lab. Janna’s undergraduate and graduate degrees are from the University of Leningrad (now, St. Petersburg). Janna came to the United States from the former Soviet Union as a Jewish political refugee, fleeing state sponsored antisemitic violence and intellectual and cultural suppression. Janna’s late husband, Edward Kivie Kaplan (1942-2024) was the son of Kivie Kaplan (1904-1975), a Boston industrialist who was deeply involved in the Jewish social action and in the Civil Rights movements. Kivie Kaplan was elected National President of the NAACP in 1966 and served until his death in 1975. Both Kivie and Edward appear in the film. Kivie’s wife Emily was from Chelsea and her family was affiliated with the Walnut Street Synagogue.
Janna Kaplan Martin Luther King Jr. with Kivie and Emily Kaplan Edward and Kivie Kaplan
photos courtesy of Janna Kaplan
Shared Legacies Flyer
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Chelsea Cultural Council, a local agency
which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
Additional funding has been provided by the Congregation Ahabat Shalom Religious Fund and other generous donors
GIVING OPPORTUNITIES
Sponsorships for Shared Legacies: American Lessons of Black/Jewish Cooperation are welcomed at all giving levels. Donations made me made through either using the form below or by following the DONATE ONLINE link below. Donors may be recognized on this page and in the event program by category unless a preference for being listed as Anonymous is provided. We greatly appreciate donations at any level!
Our mailing address is:
Walnut Street Synagogue
PO Box 505265
Chelsea, MA 02150-5265
Please direct any questions to – central.walnutstreetshul@gmail.com
Shared Legacies Sponsorship Form