History of the UJA

Identifier
irn1002107
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2000.621.1
  • RG-60.2640
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • National Center for Jewish Film
  • UJA/JDC (Producer)

Scope and Content

Part 1. Film depicts the history of the UJA. Still of Hitler, Nazis marching in rally, burning of books (at 05:41:30), wearing yellow star. Man sitting, girl with doll, Herschel Grynspan, Kristallnacht, formation of the UJA, newspaper headlines. Warsaw ghetto footage, Warsaw ghetto uprising (stills), man speaking at desk, declaration of the State of Israel. David Ben Gurion reading.

Subjects

  • ISRAEL
  • NAZI PARTY
  • KRISTALLNACHT
  • JDC (JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE)
  • WARSAW GHETTO
  • RALLIES (NAZI)
  • NEWSPAPERS
  • POLAND
  • NAZI SEIZURE OF POWER
  • BEN-GURION, DAVID
  • GRYNSZPAN, HERSCHEL
  • HITLER, ADOLF
  • CONCENTRATION CAMPS
  • UNITED JEWISH APPEAL (UJA)
  • UNITED NATIONS

Places

  • Warsaw, Poland
  • , United States
  • , Europe

Genre

  • Film
  • Documentary.
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