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Kristallnacht burning of Bielefeld synagogue while bystanders watch

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2009.244.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4870 | Film ID: 2866

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    Kristallnacht burning of Bielefeld synagogue while bystanders watch
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    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.

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    Administrative Notes

    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
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:58:47
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