Pre-war Jewish life in a Jewish shtetl

Identifier
irn1001364
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2000.621.1
  • RG-60.2552
Dates
1 Jan 1930 - 31 Dec 1930
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Joseph Shapiro (Camera Operator)
  • National Center for Jewish Film

Scope and Content

Amateur footage taken by an American Jew, Joseph Shapiro, during a visit to relatives in Horodok (Gorodok), a Polish shtetl, said to have been located somewhere between Minsk and Vilna. Milk and bagels are distributed to hungry children at an outdoor party. In addition, there are school scenes, market scenes, people going up and down the main street on foot and in horsedrawn wagons, women at work, wooden houses and farm animals.

Note(s)

  • Same footage is located on Film ID 505, Story 754.

Subjects

  • CARTS/WAGONS
  • CHILDREN (JEWISH)
  • STREETS
  • POLAND
  • JEWISH LIFE (PRE-WAR)
  • FOOD
  • SHTETLS
  • MARKETS
  • SCHOOLS
  • JEWS
  • FARMERS/FARMING
  • WOMEN
  • POVERTY

Places

  • , Poland

Genre

  • Film
  • Amateur.
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