Overview
- Description
- A meeting of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee at the Kolonny zal [Columnar Hall] in the House of Unions, possibly on July 26, 1944. The meeting was meant to raise funds for the Soviet war effort. Members of the committee and military officers sit on the stage beneath a huge portrait of Stalin. Long shot of Solomon Mikhoels as he reads a speech (mute). Pan across the other men on the stage. Participants, in high spirits, sign a petition: David Bergelson signs at 01:07:08, Mikhoels signs at 01:07:33, Abraham Sutzkever signs at 01:07:52 and Ilya Ehrenburg signs at 01:07:58
At a meeting on July 26, 1944 Ilya Ehrenbourg gave a speech about the Germans' genocide of the Jews after seeing mass graves in Maly Trostinets in early July. - Duration
- 00:02:30
- Date
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Event:
1944 July 26
- Locale
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Moscow,
Soviet Union
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Russian Archives of Documentary Films and Photographs
Physical Details
- Language
- Silent
- Genre/Form
- Documentary.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Fair
- Time Code
- 01:05:34:00 to 01:08:04:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 2833 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - PAL
Master 2833 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - PAL
Master 2833 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - PAL
Master 2833 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - PAL- Preservation
Preservation 2833 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2833 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2833 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2833 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- This archival media can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations.
- Copyright
- Russian State Documentary Film and Photo Archive (Krasnogorsk)
- Conditions on Use
- Contact the Russian State Documentary Film and Photo Archive at Krasnogorsk at filmarchives@aha.ru for permission to reproduce and use this film.
- Copyright Holder
- Russian State Documentary Film and Photo Archive (Krasnogorsk)
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Film Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased a copy of this footage from the Russian State Documentary Film and Photo Archive (RGAKFD) in Krasnogorsk, Russia in August 2006.
- Note
- This is an excerpt. Total length of this film (which probably contains many different subjects) is approximately 548 meters.
- Copied From
- 35mm
- Film Source
- Russian State Documentary Film and Photo Archive (Krasnogorsk)
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 4942
Source Archive Number: 8715 R. 3 - Special Collection
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Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 08:00:18
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