Hitler Youth instructional filmstrip found by a US soldier
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Diameter: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm)
Creator(s)
- Bernard M. Fishman (Subject)
- Reichsjugendfuhrung Presse- und Propagandaamt (Producer)
Biographical History
Bernard M. Fishman was born on May 18, 1920, in Pennsylvania, to Jewish parents, Frank and Jennie Gordon Fishman. He had a younger sister, Elaine. He grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father owned a dress factory where Bernard worked. He enlisted in the United States Army on March 21, 1942 and was assigned to the Warrant Officer Corps. He was deployed to the European Theater and was stationed in May 1945 in Ulm, Germany. He attained the rank of Lieutenant. Bernard married Mollie Moshen and the couple had two children. He passed away, age 87, on May 12, 2008.
Archival History
The filmstrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007 by Bernard Fishman.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Bernard M. Fishman
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
Filmstrip, title unknown, produced to train and indoctrinate Hitler Youth members found by 25 year old Lieutenant Bernard M. Fishman in a German Army Engineers Officers Club in Ulm, Germany, circa May 1945. The Propaganda Office of the Reich Youth Leadership produced a series of 35mm filmstrips in the late 1930s for distribution to Hitler Youth chapters. They were shown at gatherings and used to recruit members and disseminate the teachings of the Nazi Party. On December 1, 1936, the Reich Youth Leadership, under Baldur von Schirach, became an autonomous organization accountable only to Hitler. Membership in the Hitler Youth became mandatory on March 25, 1939. Fishman enlisted in the United States Army in March 1942 and was assigned to the Warrant Officer's Corps.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Black and white filmstrip transparencies wrapped around a metal cylinder with PERPANTIC punched in holes in the film.
Subjects
- Fascism--Youth--Germany--History--20th century.
- Jewish soldiers--United States.
- Youth movements--Germany--History--20th century.
- National socialism and youth.
Genre
- Object
- Audiovisual and Photographic Materials