Prewar Jewish life

Documentary of Jewish life in Nowogrodek, Lithuania. Scenes include the countryside, the marketplace, a crowded synagogue courtyard just after Sabbath prayers, a children's summer camp, sporting events, the local fire brigade at work, a vocational training class, a yeshiva in session, the local theater, hospital, orphanage and cemetery. The film centers on a visit by the Yiddish lexicographer Alexander Harkavy to the town. With Yiddish and English subtitles, including: 1. The film crew 2. General view of the city of Novogrodok 3. Castle Hill and the surrounding panorama: (a) Parashika, (b) Racelwa 4. House of Adam Mickiewicz, Polish poet 5. Chucelo, a local character, carrying water 6. Yankl, the "official" water carrier 7. The bus station (Yiddish on the bus sign destination indicator) 8. The Kopiatz (Kopiec) Monument Mound in honor of Adam Mickiewicz 9. The Little Forest 10. Market Day 11. The Jewish Old Age Home 12. The Jewish Children's Home- the Novogrodok Jewish orphanage 13. The Jewish Free Loan Society board members 14. The Jewish Hospital 15. The Jewish Sports Club-The Maccabee 16. The Jewish/Gentile Society for the Preservation of Health in the suburb of Novoyalnia (summer camp) 17. City Theater (Yiddish play) 18. The Courthouse and Town Hall 19. Alexander Harkavy with the Burgermeister/Mayor 20. The street to the Jewish cemetery