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  1. Home for the Jewish Aged; cemetery in Warsaw

    Intertitles appear in Yiddish and English. "The Home for the Jewish Aged in Warsaw. Many of the inmates were wealthy before the Great War brought devastation to Poland." EXT, men talk in FG, women on bench in BG. "Main Roadway to the Jewish cemetery" Slow pan, people walking on narrow tree-lined road, away from the camera, tombstones not seen. Different SEQ: Men and boys walk along road in the cemetery, towards the camera. MCU faces of people. Tombstones. "The Grave of...Jewish millionaire..." View of large, elaborate, and decorated tombstones. Pan, more gravestones (less decorated). Man (b...

  2. Monument and synagogue in Warsaw

    Monument in city. CU and LSs of street scenes with pedestrians, traffic, trams. Tram passes another building (synagogue?), slow pan up building, crowds exit.

  3. Train in England

    "Arrival of train and departure of the Victoria and Albert." Different views of a train moving on elevated tracks above water into a city, people watch and wave hats.

  4. Market scenes in Warsaw

    Market scene. BAZAR sign. People, carts, horses. Shops line busy streets. Kiosks with posters. Some signs in Cyrillic.

  5. Tracking shot from train

    Tracking shot from train, passing houses, trees, fields.

  6. Berestowitz, Poland: people; wagons

    Intertitles appear in Yiddish and English. "Somebody's Mother" VAR MCUs faces of townspeople. Street scene. CU elderly woman with scarf. "Grandpa" MCU old man and child. Carts with horses travel along a dirt road, creating dust clouds. Families on the carts. Some people walking. More carts pass by. MCU boy and mother pose in front of fence. Pan of horse-drawn (empty) wagon.

  7. Ship

    Ship at sea.

  8. Slums in Sicily and Naples, Italy

    In Sicily, "Grand-domed building contrasts with close-set houses crowding the streets of the poorer section of town." In Naples, Italy, pan down large elaborate building. Monuments and statues. Cut to slums of Rome, narrow streets, laundry hangs above, visibly poorer conditions, children in tattered clothing play. CU boy on sidewalk. "Many fountains and troughs in the cities serve a useful purpose, while others are merely ornamental or erected as memorials." Horse carrying load stands next to fountain. View of elaborate fountain that attracts spectators. "Naples, after Genoa, is Italy's mos...

  9. Berestowitz, Poland

    Intertitles appear in Yiddish and English. "The Old Mill" Pan, children in front of mill, lake, farm, field. "The Market, Not so busy" Town street with few people. Pan, including courtyard, horses, wagons, boys, houses. "A Catholic Church" Views of church and surrounding area. "A Bearded Blacksmith" Man (back to camera) next to horse-drawn cart, talking with other men. "A Picturesque Peasant" CU, man. "Polish Peasant Types" CU, women, children pose in BG. Another woman, staring blankly at the camera. Pan of houses in village. "A lucky find for an American dowry" Family poses at door of hous...

  10. Warsaw scenes

    Intertitles appear in Yiddish and English. Aerial view of city, including church, streets, square, street activity, traffic, pedestrians. Tram passes in front of large building. VAR shots of elaborate buildings, monuments, statues. Large domed building, street in front with pedestrians and traffic. CU, two peasant men with beard and caps talking in street. Children parade through park. Man in uniform, seated in chair, watches children passing by. Brief shots, view of harbor with boats. Cut back to parade sequence, MCU, children with white flags. "In the quietude of night" House in village. ...

  11. Berestowitz, Poland

    Intertitles appear in Yiddish and English. "In a drugstore" Pan village, horses, street. Group of men and boys at storefront. Children and teenagers mingle in street, others pose at doorway.

  12. Jewish men; market scenes in Warsaw

    Intertitles appear in Yiddish and English. "A Rabbinical Type." CU, Jewish man with beard smoking pipe stands adjacent to a fence. Group of children. Pan, outdoor market scene. Crowds, vendors.

  13. Habima players

    Habima players perform.

  14. Street demonstration with posters of Stalin

    Brief SEQ: People marching in parade, holding placards and flags.

  15. Children in Berestowitz, Poland

    Children stand in front of BIBLIOTEKA.

  16. Peasants in Berestowitz, Poland

    Intertitles appear in Yiddish and English. CU, elderly woman with scarf around head. "Polish Peasant Types" "Grandpa" MCU, old man with girl.

  17. Old man in Berestowitz, Poland

    MCU, old man with beard (Jewish?)

  18. People in Berestowitz, Poland

    Pan, village. White house. Group of men and children at storefront/building.

  19. Jews in Warsaw, 1938

    People exiting large building. Quick view, women with baby carriages on road.

  20. Jewish children in Warsaw, 1938

    Children in pairs walk down street. Women surround them. Boys play game in street.