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Efforts to combat antisemitism

Film | Accession Number: 1994.119.1 | RG Number: RG-60.2219 | Film ID: 857

Documentary on efforts by a teacher and the YMCA to combat antisemitism among children. Sixth-grade boys in New Haven, CT refuse to play with a Jewish boy; teacher asks help from male secretary of the New Haven YMCA; YMCA forms a boy's club, open to everyone; boys finally become good friends.

Film Title
If a Boy Needs a Friend
Genre
Instructional
Duration
00:10:42
Locale
New Haven, CT, United States
Language
Mute
Genre/Form
Instructional.
Credit
Accessed at US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
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About This Film

Production Date
1940
Contributor
Producer: Harmon Foundation
Producer: W. Rogers
Camera Operator: Norman Taylor
B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Mixed
Time Code
03:44:48:00 to 03:55:30:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 857 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 857 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 September 1994.
Note
Harmon Foundation Material (200 HF) is unrestricted; all rights were conveyed to the US Government on July 26, 1967.
Copied From
16mm; b/w
Film Source
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
File Number
Legacy File Number: 1850
Original Archive Number: 200 HF 133

Rights and Restrictions

Copyright
No restrictions on use. Public Domain
 
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