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Prewar Jewish life

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2000.621.1 | RG Number: RG-60.2554 | Film ID: 2324

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    Prewar Jewish life
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    Description
    Documentary of Jewish life in Nowogrodek, Lithuania. Scenes include the countryside, the marketplace, a crowded synagogue courtyard just after Sabbath prayers, a children's summer camp, sporting events, the local fire brigade at work, a vocational training class, a yeshiva in session, the local theater, hospital, orphanage and cemetery. The film centers on a visit by the Yiddish lexicographer Alexander Harkavy to the town.
    With Yiddish and English subtitles, including:
    1. The film crew
    2. General view of the city of Novogrodok
    3. Castle Hill and the surrounding panorama: (a) Parashika, (b) Racelwa
    4. House of Adam Mickiewicz, Polish poet
    5. Chucelo, a local character, carrying water
    6. Yankl, the "official" water carrier
    7. The bus station (Yiddish on the bus sign destination indicator)
    8. The Kopiatz (Kopiec) Monument Mound in honor of Adam Mickiewicz
    9. The Little Forest
    10. Market Day
    11. The Jewish Old Age Home
    12. The Jewish Children's Home- the Novogrodok Jewish orphanage
    13. The Jewish Free Loan Society board members
    14. The Jewish Hospital
    15. The Jewish Sports Club-The Maccabee
    16. The Jewish/Gentile Society for the Preservation of Health in the suburb of Novoyalnia (summer camp)
    17. City Theater (Yiddish play)
    18. The Courthouse and Town Hall
    19. Alexander Harkavy with the Burgermeister/Mayor
    20. The street to the Jewish cemetery
    Film Title
    Nowogrodek
    Duration
    00:34:43
    Date
    Event:  1930s
    Locale
    Novogrudok [Nowogrodek], Poland
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of The National Center for Jewish Film at Brandeis University
    Contributor
    Producer: Zenith Film Productions, Ltd., Warsaw

    Physical Details

    Language
    English Yiddish
    Genre/Form
    Documentary.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Fair
    Time Code
    01:02:40:00 to 01:37:23:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2324 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - NTSC
      Master 2324 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - NTSC
      Master 2324 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - NTSC
      Master 2324 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - NTSC

    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.

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    Administrative Notes

    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
    See also Stories 755 and 756, Film ID 505 and Story 2722, Film ID 2413 for some duplicate footage.
    Film Source
    National Center for Jewish Film
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 2636
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:59:42
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