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History of the UJA

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2000.621.1 | RG Number: RG-60.2640 | Film ID: 2292

Overview

Description: Part 1. Film depicts the history of the UJA. Still of Hitler, Nazis marching in rally, burning of books (at 05:41:30), wearing yellow star. Man sitting, girl with doll, Herschel Grynspan, Kristallnacht, formation of the UJA, newspaper headlines. Warsaw ghetto footage, Warsaw ghetto uprising (stills), man speaking at desk, declaration of the State of Israel. David Ben Gurion reading.
Film Title: UJA Story
Duration: 00:18:47
Locale: Europe
United States
Warsaw, Poland
Credit: Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)
Contributor: Producer: UJA/JDC

Physical Details

Language: English
Genre/Form: Documentary.
B&W / Color: Black & White
Image Quality: Mixed
Time Code: 05:41:03:00 to 05:59:50:20
Film Format: Master
Master 2292 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - NTSC
Master 2292 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - NTSC
Master 2292 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - NTSC
Master 2292 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - NTSC

Rights & Restrictions

Conditions on Access: This archival media can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations.
Copyright: American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Conditions on Use: This film can be licensed from the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) Archives (archives@jdc.org).
Copyright Holder: American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

Keywords & Subjects

Keyword: BEN-GURION, DAVID CONCENTRATION CAMPS GRYNSZPAN, HERSCHEL HITLER, ADOLF ISRAEL JDC (JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE) KRISTALLNACHT NAZI PARTY NAZI SEIZURE OF POWER NEWSPAPERS POLAND RALLIES (NAZI) UNITED JEWISH APPEAL (UJA) UNITED NATIONS WARSAW GHETTO

Administrative Notes

Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Film Provenance: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this video collection from the National Center for Jewish Film for general reference in July 2000.
Copied From: 16mm, b/w, sound
Film Source: National Center for Jewish Film
File Number: Legacy Database File: 2760
Special Collection: Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

Record last modified:: 2024-02-21 07:54:53
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