Commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Bund
Overview
- Description
- 50th anniversary of the Bund, 1947. Credits in Polish and some kind of introduction written in Yiddish. People march with flags down the streets of the remains of the Warsaw ghetto. Some of the marchers carry large wreaths, which are placed on the monument the Warsaw ghetto fighters. Men carry a casket containing (according to the narration) the exhumed body of Dr. Leon Feiner, who died one month after liberation. Men identified as Dr. Schuldenfrei and Minister Grossfeld speak to mourners. Dirt is shoveled onto the casket. Marek Edelman speaks. The narrator reads the names engraved on a stone tablet which is part of the monument. A flag emblazoned with the years 1897-1947 waves in front of the monument memorializing the "fallen Bundist heroes."
00:05:53 The narrator announces the opening of the 50th anniversary gathering of the Bund over an image of a man speaking at a podium. A large banner reading "50 Bundu" hangs behind him. The camera focuses on a large painting of Karl Marx and a portrait of Havel Neuach (?). Dr. Schuldenfrei speaks (voiceover narration; his words are not audible). Shots of the filled lecture hall. More speeches from representatives of different Bund factions. - Film Title
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50 lat BUNDu
- Duration
- 00:06:47
- Date
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Event:
November 1947
Production: 1947
- Locale
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Warsaw,
Poland
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Filmoteka Narodowa
- Contributor
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Subject:
Leon Feiner
Subject: Marek Edelman
- Biography
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Leon Feiner was the Bund's representative to the Jewish Fighting Organization (Zydowska Organizacja Bojowa, ZOB) and acted as liaison to the Polish underground.
Marek Edelman was a commander of the Warsaw ghetto uprising and a member of Zukunft, the youth movement of the Bund. He unveils a monument to the ghetto fighters (not the Rapoport monument).
Physical Details
- Language
- Yiddish
- Genre/Form
- Documentary.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Fair
- Time Code
- 00:01:36:00 to 00:08:23:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 2744 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - PAL
Master 2744 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - PAL
Master 2744 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - PAL
Master 2744 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - PAL- Preservation
Preservation 2744 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 2744 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 2744 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 2744 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
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- Conditions on Access
- This archival media can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations.
- Copyright
- Filmoteka Narodowa
- Conditions on Use
- Contact FINA customer service team at dokument@fina.gov.pl for permission to reproduce and use this film.
- Copyright Holder
- Filmoteka Narodowa
Keywords & Subjects
- Personal Name
- Edelman, Marek, 1919-2009.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Film Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this footage from WFDiF (Documentary and Feature Film Studio, Film Archive) in Warsaw, Poland in May 2004.
- Film Source
- Filmoteka Narodowa
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 4629
Source Archive Number: F 30 - Special Collection
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- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:58:41
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