Overview
- Description
- Brief shot of crowds at a swimming pool (see notes about the history of this footage). Title on screen reads: Die Synagoge brennt! 10.11.1938. [The synagogue burns! 11-10-1938]. Footage of the dome of the Bielefeld synagogue on fire interspersed with shots of bystanders watching it burn from open windows and balconies. The dome is consumed until just the frame is visible, then it collapses in on itself. Shot of crowds of people in the street. Briefly visible on screen is the next title: Der Krieg bricht aus! 1.9.1939 [The war breaks out! 9-1-39].
- Duration
- 00:00:42
- Date
-
Event:
11/10/1938
- Locale
-
Bielefeld,
Germany
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Gerlinde Lorenz
- Contributor
-
Camera Operator:
Gustav Wittler
Physical Details
- Language
- Silent
- Genre/Form
- Amateur.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Good
- Time Code
- 01:50:17:00 to 01:50:59:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 2866 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
Master 2866 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
Master 2866 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
Master 2866 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large- Preservation
Preservation 2866 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2866 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2866 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2866 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
- Juergen Lorenz
- Conditions on Use
- Researchers must obtain permission from Mr. Juergen Lorenz in order to reproduce and use this film footage.
- Copyright Holder
- Juergen Lorenz
Keywords & Subjects
- Keyword
- CROWDS FIRES KRISTALLNACHT SYNAGOGUES
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Film Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this footage from the Bundesarchiv in December 2008 for use in the special exhibition, "State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda."
- Note
- Gerlinde Lorenz is the daughter of Gustav Wittler, who shot this and other footage in Bielefeld and later made an amateur documentary about the town during the years 1938 - 1953.
- Copied From
- 16mm
- Film Source
- Bundesarchiv (Germany). Filmarchiv
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 5268
Source Archive Number: 3686 - Special Collection
-
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:58:47
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