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Scheunenviertl (a Jewish section), Berlin, ca. 1938 or earlier

Film | Accession Number: 1991.260.1 | RG Number: RG-60.0308 | Film ID: 202A

VAR shots of Oranienburg Synagogue, arches, dome, Hebrew writing. Brief but good shots of the Scheunenviertl of Berlin, small shops, including Jewish bookstore "Hebraische Buchandlung, M. Gonzer." Orthodox Jewish pedestrians (men). "Sally Rosner" store. Shots of Reichstag.


Film Title
Berlin 1938
Duration
00:00:41
Date
Event:  1920s? 1930s?
Production:  1938
Locale
Berlin, Germany
Language
Silent
Genre/Form
Documentary.
Credit
Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Bundesarchiv Filmarchiv

About This Film

B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Fair
Time Code
04:29:26:00 to 04:30:07:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 202A Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 202A Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 202A Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 202A Video: One Inch - NTSC
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 202A Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Preservation 202A Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Preservation 202A Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Preservation 202A Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Special Collection
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Film Provenance
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the Bundesarchiv in Berlin, Germany in September 1991. The footage was transferred at Bibo TV in Germany and obtained as research for the Museum's Permanent Exhibition.
Note
Though this was dated in footage as 1938 (by BA staff), it could be earlier. To be verified.

See Story 307, Film ID 202A for footage of street scenes/urban life in Berlin.

"Berlin 1938" film is a travelogue of Berlin, showing lots of the famous sites. Included in the reel is a short sequence of tracking shot of street with Jewish stores. Older Jewish men walk by. Synagogue. Also, great generic shots of busy Berlin streets. Signs for election.
Copied From
35mm; b/w
Film Source
Bundesarchiv (Germany). Filmarchiv
File Number
Legacy Database File: 834
Source Archive Number: 542
Featured In
Before the Holocaust: - 4.07: Permanent Exhibition - The Holocaust - Audiovisual Monitors. Open. Open

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
Copyright
Federal Republic of Germany. Bundesarchiv.
Conditions on Use
Researchers who wish to use this footage should contact the Bundesarchiv Filmarchiv at filmbenutzung@bundesarchiv.de to sign a release, or submit the online request form at: https://www.bundesarchiv.de/EN/Content/Downloads/request-for-use-av-material.pdf?__blob=publicationFile

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 22:04:25
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