Jewish quarter in Amsterdam; preparing Sabbath
Creator(s)
- G.J. Teunissen (Director)
- NEDERLANDS INSTITUUT VOOR BEELD EN GELUID
Scope and Content
Credits (in Dutch). Roof tops of Amsterdam. HA street scenes. CUs street and business signs in Jewish quarter of Amsterdam. Street scenes, houses, canals. Store fronts. Market. Clock tower (INT and EXT), four o'clock. People look at watches. Challahs. VAR scenes of people closing shops, putting away work (including good quality shots of diamond works). Preparing Sabbath at home (candles, cooking, setting table). EXT Portuguese synagogue, men in top hats enter, families. INT, prayer books, VAR shots of synagogue, cantor at bima, shots of men praying. EXT, rooftops of Amsterdam at dusk.
Note(s)
The copyright belongs to the Teunissen family; permission can be granted by the EYE Instituut Nederland.
Subjects
- JEWS
- FAMILIES
- SIGNS/POSTERS
- PRAYING
- SYNAGOGUES
- JEWISH LIFE (PRE-WAR)
- BUSINESSES
- FOOD
- NETHERLANDS
- CANALS
- STREETS
- CEREMONIES
- BREAD
- SABBATH
- MARKETS
Places
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
Genre
- Film
- Documentary.