Overview
- Description
- VAR shots of Oranienburg Synagogue, arches, dome, Hebrew writing. Brief but good shots of the Scheunenviertl of Berlin, small shops, including Jewish bookstore "Hebraische Buchandlung, M. Gonzer." Orthodox Jewish pedestrians (men). "Sally Rosner" store. Shots of Deutsches Nationaltheater in Weimar.
- Film Title
-
Berlin 1938
- Duration
- 00:00:41
- Date
-
Event:
1920s? 1930s?
Production: 1938
- Locale
-
Berlin,
Germany
Weimar, Germany
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Bundesarchiv Filmarchiv
Physical Details
- Language
- Silent
- Genre/Form
- Documentary.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Fair
- Time Code
- 04:29:26:00 to 04:30:07:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 202A Video: One Inch - NTSC
Master 202A Video: One Inch - NTSC
Master 202A Video: One Inch - NTSC
Master 202A Video: One Inch - NTSC- Preservation
Preservation 202A Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 202A Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 202A Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 202A Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
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Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Film Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the Bundesarchiv in Berlin, Germany in September 1991. The footage was transferred at Bibo TV in Germany and obtained as research for the Museum's Permanent Exhibition.
- Note
- Though this was dated in footage as 1938 (by BA staff), it could be earlier. To be verified.
See Story 307, Film ID 202A for footage of street scenes/urban life in Berlin.
"Berlin 1938" film is a travelogue of Berlin, showing lots of the famous sites. Included in the reel is a short sequence of tracking shot of street with Jewish stores. Older Jewish men walk by. Synagogue. Also, great generic shots of busy Berlin streets. Signs for election. - Copied From
- 35mm; b/w
- Film Source
- Bundesarchiv (Germany). Filmarchiv
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 834
Source Archive Number: 542 - Special Collection
-
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
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- 2024-02-21 08:08:26
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