Jews in Riga
Overview
- Description
- Panoramic view of Riga's Old Town from Kipsala Island, including a view of Dome Cathedral, Church of Jekaba, Church of Maria Magdalena, Anglican Church, and Polish Church of the St. Mary. Daugava River with boats. Jews (mostly men) with Star of David patches on the back of their coats getting onto a boat (possibly finished with a day of labor on Kipsala Island?). Various shots of the boat with several dozen Jews, some with satchels. An overloaded boat leaves the dock.
- Film Title
-
Maenner mit Judenstern in Riga
- Duration
- 00:01:59
- Date
-
Event:
1941-1944?
- Locale
-
Riga,
Latvia
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Haus des Dokumentarfilms
Physical Details
- Language
- Silent
- Genre/Form
- Unedited.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Good
- Time Code
- 01:00:08:00 to 01:02:07:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 2863 Video: Digital Betacam - PAL - small
Master 2863 Video: Digital Betacam - PAL - small
Master 2863 Video: Digital Betacam - PAL - small
Master 2863 Video: Digital Betacam - PAL - small- Preservation
Preservation 2863 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 2863 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 2863 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 2863 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- This archival media can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations.
- Copyright
- Haus des Dokumentarfilms
- Conditions on Use
- Contact Haus des Dokumentarfilms at hdf@hdf.de for permission to reproduce and use this footage.
- Copyright Holder
- Haus des Dokumentarfilms
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Film Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received a videocassette from the Haus des Dokumentarfilms, Europaeisches Medienforum Stuttgart in January 2009. It is from a private collection at the Haus des Dokumentarfilms.
- Note
- This clip is followed by fifteen seconds of unrelated footage showing a man digging in the rubble (war damage?) and aerial views.
A Jewish labor camp was on Kipsala Island during World War II. It was also home to the residence of Zanis Lipke, a righteous gentile who hid 55 Jews in a chicken coop during the Nazi occupation. - Film Source
- Haus des Dokumentarfilms
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 5130
Source Archive Number: 880.221 - Special Collection
-
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 08:04:17
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn1004240
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