Dedication of the Rapoport monument to the Warsaw ghetto uprising
Overview
- Description
- A long line of people walk through the ruins of the Warsaw ghetto on the fifth anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising. Some of the people hold wreaths and banners with Yiddish writing. There are students, men in military uniforms, and a Zionist youth group, among others. 00:03:10 Close-up of a young man in a helmet and uniform holding a rifle. Groups lay wreaths in a church (?). More shots of the parade as it walks past important streets in the former ghetto. The crowd pauses for the unveiling of a plaque at the Umschlagplatz before continuing on. 00:05:47 Brief pan of the ruins of the ghetto. More youth groups marching, holding flags. The narrator notes that the Jewish people still live and that the youth are marching into the future. The crowd reaches the spot where the monument to the Warsaw ghetto uprising, designed by Nathan Rapoport, is to be unveiled. Panning shots of the crowd. Rabbis with a Torah say prayers in front of the monument. Several men (named by the narrator) give speeches. Marek Edelman, a member of the Warsaw ghetto resistance, stands behind the speakers. The monument is unveiled; more speeches follow, including from a man in a Polish military uniform and Sydney Silverman, a member of the British parliament. Close-up shots of the figures on the monument.
- Film Title
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Rocznica Getta
- Duration
- 00:09:30
- Date
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Event:
1948 April
- Locale
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Warsaw,
Poland
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Filmoteka Narodowa
- Contributor
-
Subject:
Marek Edelman
- Biography
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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
- Genre/Form
- Documentary.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Fair
- Time Code
- 00:01:45:00 to 00:11:15:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 2746 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - PAL
Master 2746 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - PAL
Master 2746 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - PAL
Master 2746 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - PAL- Preservation
Preservation 2746 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2746 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2746 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2746 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
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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: 4634
Source Archive Number: MF 0424 - Special Collection
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Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:58:42
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