Jewish Life in Vilna - A Restored Yiddish Film with English Subtitles

1939, 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
This rare film document captures the spirit of Jewish life in pre-World War II Vilna
Lively narration and music accompany film sequences of people engaged in the rituals and realities of daily existence at work,
at play, in the synagogue, and in school. Vilna�s famous landmark -
the Strashun Library, Shnipeshiker Cemetery and the YIVO Institut - are among the film�s highlights