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Jews in Brzeziny ghetto

Film | Digitized | RG Number: RG-60.0759 | Film ID: 505

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    Jews in Brzeziny ghetto
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    Overview

    Description
    Brzeziny ghetto. Jews working in snow, digging, posing for the camera, CUs, etc. Empty streets. Sled with goods dragged in the snow from one house to another. Women and men move about. CU, child with Jude star.
    Duration
    00:02:23
    Date
    Event:  1940s
    Locale
    Brzeziny, Poland
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of The National Center for Jewish Film at Brandeis University

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent
    Genre/Form
    Unedited.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Poor
    Time Code
    01:41:35:00 to 01:43:58:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 505 Video: U-matic - 3/4 inch - NTSC
      Master 505 Video: U-matic - 3/4 inch - NTSC
      Master 505 Video: U-matic - 3/4 inch - NTSC
      Master 505 Video: U-matic - 3/4 inch - NTSC
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 505 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 505 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 505 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 505 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
    National Center for Jewish Film
    Conditions on Use
    Contact NCJF at pontius@brandeis.edu for permission to reproduce and use this film.

    Keywords & Subjects

    Administrative Notes

    Note
    The location of this ghetto has been misidentified over the years as Łódź. On a sign seen in the film appears the name "Loewenstadt" (the German name of Brzeziny). The hanging in Brzeziny took place behind the ruined synagogue. Comparing the synagogue seen in the film with a photo of the synagogue at its glory (Photo Archive 12231) indicates that it is, indeed, Brzeziny.

    Betacam SP copy includes burn-in time codes.

    For a much improved, longer version, see Story 4913 on Film ID 2910 (a 2010 joint preservation project). See also Story 4656, Film ID 2848 for another copy of this footage from the original source: The Ghetto Fighters House (Lohamei Hagetaot) in Israel, or Story 3820, Film ID 2324 for duplicate footage from NCJF.

    Located near Lodz, the town of Brzeziny had a Jewish majority - 6,850 of 13,000 inhabitants as late as 1939. During the Nazi occupation, a ghetto was established (Feb. 1940) which held nearly 6,000 people and was liquidated on May 19-20, 1942. Elderly Jews were sent to Chelmno and the rest to the Lodz ghetto.
    Copied From
    35mm
    Film Source
    National Center for Jewish Film
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 1015
    Source Archive Number: Pol 3
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 08:04:18
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