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Orthodox Jews in Biecz, Poland

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2006.455.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4574 | Film ID: 2834

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    Orthodox Jews in Biecz, Poland

    Overview

    Description
    In Biecz, Poland, 1936, pan of town, street scenes, CUs Jewish boys, including Mendel Halpern on left at 00:09:43 and 00:09:45 (boy with curls). Town hall, Orthodox Jews. Fast pan of shops, streets, pavillion, Jews, the boy Mendel Halpern (00:10:10), Hebrew writing on building EXT, Library. More pan of the village.
    Duration
    00:01:18
    Date
    Event:  August-September 1936
    Locale
    Biecz, Poland
    Credit
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, gift of Mark and Susanne Jacoby
    Contributor
    Camera Operator: Samuel Jacoby
    Subject: Mendel Halpern
    Biography
    Mendel Halpern was killed in Buchenwald concentration camp one day before liberation.

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent
    Genre/Form
    Amateur.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Fair
    Time Code
    00:09:16:00 to 00:10:34:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2834 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - NTSC
      Master 2834 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - NTSC
      Master 2834 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - NTSC
      Master 2834 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - NTSC
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2834 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2834 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2834 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2834 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    Conditions on Use
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum places no restrictions on use of this material. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this film footage.

    Keywords & Subjects

    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    Samuel and Marie Jacoby borrowed $2000 from a Home Savings and Loan for a trip to Europe with their sons Willis (17) and Mark (12) from August to September 1936. It was Samuel's first visit to his home in Biecz, Poland in 25 years; he was one of seven children. The family took the SS Champlain and spent two weeks visiting relatives, the synagogue, Jewish communal schools, and the library in Biecz. The Jacobys stopped in Budapest to visit Marie's family and then toured other European cities. They sailed back to the their home in Wilmington, DE on the SS Lafayette. Samuel documented their travels with 8mm film camera. Mark Jacoby donated his father's home movies to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in May 1996.
    Note
    An unrelated slate showing Wilmington, DE (Jacoby's home town) follows this clip for three seconds.

    Biecz lies in the hills of the Ropa River, near the Carpathian Mountains. The town suffered heavy losses of population during WWII. Many young Jews were deported to Plaszow. On August 14, 1942, the Gestapo surrounded Biecz and murdered a third of the Jewish population on the market square. The remaining Jews were sent to Belzec. Only a handful survived the Holocaust.
    Copied From
    8mm
    Film Source
    Susanne Jacoby
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 4918
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 08:04:31
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