Peace Corps 50th Anniversary

Whoever saves one life saves the entire world. – The Talmud

In 1961, the first Peace Corps volunteers set out to all corners of the world, determined to make a difference village by village, person by person. On the eve of the Corps’ 50th anniversary celebration in the nation’s capital, join us as three returned Volunteers talk about and present video clips related to their Peace Corps experiences and the lasting impact on their lives.

Speakers and films to be excerpted:

• Phil Lilienthal:  My Friend with AIDS Is Still My Friend
  Founder/CEO, Global Camps Africa. Peace Corps service in Africa.
• Allen Mondell: Waging Peace: The Peace Corps Experience Writer, producer and director. Peace Corps service in West Africa.
• Jill Vickers, Once in Afghanistan
  Documentary filmmaker and teacher. Peace Corps service in Afghanistan.

Presented by the Washington Jewish Film Festival Year-Round Program.  In cooperation with the National Peace Corps Association.

Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater

District of Columbia Jewish Community Center

Sixteenth Street NW at Q Street

Washington DC JCC1529

FREE, reservations strongly recommended at www.washington dcjcc.org/film