Overview
- Description
- A portrait of shtetl Jews in their native setting, the streets and shots of a Polish town, said to be not far from Lublin. The dress is mostly contemporary, but there are some older men in more traditional dress with beards, caps and kapotas. Horsedrawn wagons on the streets. Scenes of a latter day "Tevye" with his horse, a pauper resting on a curbstone, several family portraits, contrast between the local church and the broken down old shul, the ancient cemetery. The film was shot by Jack Weisbord, an American whose father-in-law had emigrated from this town.
- Film Title
-
Kurow, 1932 -- Jack Weisbord -- amateur
- Duration
- 00:08:30
- Date
-
Event:
1932
Production: 1932
- Locale
-
Poland
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of The National Center for Jewish Film at Brandeis University
- Contributor
-
Camera Operator:
Jack Weisbord
Physical Details
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- This archival media can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations.
- Copyright
- National Center for Jewish Film
- Conditions on Use
- Contact NCJF at pontius@brandeis.edu for permission to reproduce and use this film.
- Copyright Holder
- National Center for Jewish Film
Keywords & Subjects
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.
- Note
- Also on this tape, the film "Death Mills" which is on Film ID 2300.
- Copied From
- 16mm
- Film Source
- National Center for Jewish Film
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 2635
- Special Collection
-
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:59:38
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