DP camps
Overview
- Description
- Notes taken from NCJF documentation: The film provides a rare look inside DP camps, the crowded living conditions, the lack of activity, the new generation born in the camps, and the attempt at creating some normalcy under difficult conditions.
Smiling children eating. Training dentists, lab technicians. People arriving at unidentified DP camp, waiting in line, loading belongings onto truck, truck leaves, people waving. Long lines of people, uniformed man directs traffic. People waiting, some sitting on suitcases, another truck pulls up, people get on with belongings. Buildings in BG. Train with Red Cross sign reads: "U.S. EMIG. BREMEN PWA RESERVE ZUG 73." Mr. Treger, Chairman of Liberated Jews. Sign in Yiddish on banner at meeting reads: "The Fatherland calls you. Answer and put yourself at the disposal of the Fatherland." Mr. Ratner, Mr. Pickacz, Dr. Plisking (chief of Medical Services JDC and later Maben), Mr. Bill Haber, Dr. Schwartz (General Director JDC Europe). Mr. Treger, speaking. Mr. Sam Haber (Director JDC Austria), Rabbi Snieg (former Chaplain Lithuanian army and Chief Rabbi of DP Camps in Germany), Mr. Auerback (Commissioner of Restitution to Victims of Nazi Bavarian Government). Rabbi Snieg, Mr. Haber and Mr. Schwartz speaking. Sign reads: "3rd Congress of Survivors" in Yiddish. Scenes filmed in DP camp. Many young children and babies, most likely born in the camp, children playing, people walking about, overview of housing facilities, possibly Feldafing camp near Munich. EXT of buildings, snow covered mountains in BG. People plant trees. Man walks by holding young child, people sitting on benches in front of buildings. More views of EXT of houses, laundry hanging, people walking around, some pose for camera, many baby carriages. Young children playing in dirt with rocks and sticks. EXT, houses, people. Sign reads: "Purim Ball" Soccer game. - Film Title
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DP Camps: Germany, 1946-47
- Duration
- 00:13:28
- Date
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Event:
1946-1947
Production: 1946-1947
- Locale
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Germany
Austria
Munich, Germany
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)
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
- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
- Conditions on Use
- This film can be licensed from the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) Archives (archives@jdc.org).
- Copyright Holder
- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
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
- This film was viewed by Mr. Akiba Kohane, head of JDC Poland, in September 1988 at NCJF. He was able to identify people and places he was personally familiar with. The footage was taken in Germany and/or Austria as identified by the JDC patch on the uniforms of personnel (the uniforms were worn only in those two countries). Location is likely Munich.
- Copied From
- 16mm, b/w, reversal
- Film Source
- National Center for Jewish Film
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 2755
Source Archive Number: Untitled #235 - Special Collection
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Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
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- 2024-02-21 07:53:40
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