A Day in Warsaw - A Restored Yiddish Film with English Subtitles
Code: DVD_Warsaw
$39.95
Product Description
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1938, Poland, 10 minutes B&W Yiddish with complete, NEW English subtitles Produced by Yitzhak Goskin Text and Narration by Asher Lerner Photography by V. Kazimierczak The lively Jewish neighborhoods of Warsaw, including Zamenhof Street and the commercial 'beehive' Nalewki Street, were home to 400,000 Jews before World War II. A Day in Warsaw sets Warsaws modern multi-storied buildings and broad streets against its old market square and Jewish quarter Trucks, trolleys, autos and buses meet horse-drawn carriages, pushcarts and porters in the bustling commercial district Also shown are the Yiddish Theater, Gensza Cemetery and other Jewish institutionsthe community council, hospitals, schools and synagogues At films end, after Sabbath services, families pour into Krashinsky Park where children play and adults spiritedly debate the issues of the day.
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