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Jewish Refugees in Czechoslovakia

Film | Accession Number: 1991.252.1 | RG Number: RG-60.0012 | Film ID: 3

Universal Newsreel, Vol. 10, No. 728, Part 2. Release date, 12/14/1938.
November 26-30, 1938. Jewish refugees in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. LS of field with round tents. CU of baby, rumpled man, woman by tub. Also, shots of men and women working at chores: sawing wood (cutting down tree), at water well, cooking. Refugee getting haircut and shave. Group near outdoor stove with little pots of water.
Note: According to dope sheet, these are 360 Jews banished by Hungarian government and denied admittance by Czech authorities. They are in "no man's land" by the border.

Newsreel footage also includes the following parts:
02:04:53 Worldwide News Events
02:05:01 Paris, France
02:06:33 Washington, DC
02:07:33 St. Cyr, France
02:08:20 Europe "200 lb Elephant Baby Arrives in Time for Holidays"
02:09:26 New York "Opera Stars Sing Xmas Music for Settlement Kids"


Film Title
Czech Jews Forced into No-Man's Land of Tents by Hungary after Munich Pact and Dismemberment
Duration
00:00:46
Date
Event:  12/14/1938
Production:  12/13/1938
Locale
Bratislava, Slovakia
Language
Silent
Genre/Form
Newsreels.
Credit
Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration

About This Film

Contributor
Producer: Universal News
Camera Operator: Julius Jonak
B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Fair
Time Code
02:05:47:00 to 02:06:33:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 3 Video: One Inch - NTSC
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 3 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 National Archives and Records Administration in March 1991. The footage was obtained as research for the Museum's Permanent Exhibition.
Note
See textual records in USHMM files that include related newspaper articles, press releases, and cameraman's dope sheets.
Copied From
16mm master pos; b/w
Film Source
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
File Number
Legacy Database File: 976
Source Archive Number: 200 UN 10-728-2

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
Copyright
Public Domain
Conditions on Use
To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.

 
Record last modified: 2021-06-03 12:48:11
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