Overview
- Description
- The United Jewish Appeal for Refugees, overseas needs and Palestine. Produced on behalf of the JDC, United Palestine Appeal, United Service for New Americans. Narrated by Robert Ryan. Features a 3 minute capsule history of Judaism as well as a short animated segment with David and Goliath, Moses, Jesus, settled land, David and Saul-teaching and law. The rise and fall of the Temple, remains of the Wailing Wall.
- Film Title
-
An American Speaks
- Duration
- 00:13:25
- Date
-
Event:
1948
Production: 1948
- Locale
-
Israel
Palestine
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)
- Contributor
-
Producer:
UJA/JDC
Producer: United Palestine Appeal
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Propaganda.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Mixed
- Time Code
- 03:49:56:00 to 04:03:21:18
- Film Format
- Master
Master 2291 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - NTSC
Master 2291 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - NTSC
Master 2291 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - NTSC
Master 2291 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - NTSC
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- This archival media can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations.
- Copyright
- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
- Conditions on Use
- This film can be licensed from the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) Archives (archives@jdc.org).
- Copyright Holder
- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Film Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this video collection from the National Center for Jewish Film for general reference in July 2000.
- Copied From
- 16mm
- Film Source
- National Center for Jewish Film
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 2621
- Special Collection
-
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:54:48
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