The Temple Beth El Lancaster's Lifelong Learning Committee is presenting "Shared Legacies: The African American-Jewish Civil Rights Alliance." The film is available to view anytime through Wednesday, March 3, and a discussion about it will take place on Thursday, March 4, at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The film is available with special permission from Menemsha Films.

This project will benefit the Crispus Attucks Community Center, a program of Community Action Partnership. Crispus Attucks Community Center strives to improve the quality of life for youths and families in Lancaster by providing services that promote community prosperity and physical and mental health and by offering programs and cultural events which preserve the African American heritage. Crispus Attucks sponsors community-wide cultural events, including Lancaster's annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast, Black History Month events, and the Juneteenth Celebration. The center is also the home base for the African American Veterans Project and the African American Historical Society.

Temple Beth El's mission is to provide a house of Conservative Jewish worship that fosters spiritual fulfillment, Jewish theology, lifelong Jewish education, and community support. Temple Beth El is a member congregation of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ), observing traditional Judaism within the framework of modern living. Through religious services, religious school, and adult education, the congregation strives to develop a sense of family and community among members and to encourage growth and understanding of Jewish identity.

For more information and to watch the film, readers may visit https://www.tbelancaster.org/shared-legacy-project/.

Information about Crispus Attucks Community Center is available at http://www.facebook.com/CrispusAttucksLanc. To learn more about CAP, readers may visit http://www.facebook.com/CAPLancasterCounty, search for @CAPLancaster on Twitter, or follow cap_lanc on Instagram.