German TV documentary film on antisemitism (reel 3)
Creator(s)
- Bundesarchiv (Germany). Filmarchiv
- Deutscher Fernsehfunk (DFF) (Producer)
- Walter Heynowski (Director)
Scope and Content
Scenes of the April 1, 1933 boycott against Jewish shops. The narrator further establishes Globke's responsibility for anti-Jewish measures by demonstrating his connection to Frick and Goering (he was subordinate to them in the interior ministry) and to Streicher. Shots of the Nuremberg Reich Party Day as the narrator talks about the Nuremberg Laws and the announcement of mandatory military duty.
Note(s)
Other credits: Music: Hanns Eisler; Narration: Wolfgang Heinz, Herwart Grosse; Distributor: Progress Film-Vertrieb VEB. First broadcast: April 19, 1961. See Stories 3310 through 3323 on Film IDs 2506A and 2506B for entire film "Aktion J." Consult departmental files for a complete description of the individual reels (in German).
Film summary: An East German propaganda film showing original documents, photographs, and witness accounts which portray the career of Hans Globke, former state secretary in the Bundeskanzleramt under Konrad Adenauer's leadership. As commentator and co-writer of the Nuremberg laws, Globke played a significant role in propagating and disseminating the antisemitic decree. This film asserts his responsibility for the Holocaust and emphasizes his outstanding political role in West Germany.
Subjects
- FRICK, WILHELM
- GLOBKE, HANS
- NAZI OFFICIALS
- NUREMBERG RALLIES
- GOERING, HERMANN
- WOMEN
- ANTISEMITISM
- STREICHER, JULIUS
- SCHACHT, HJALMAR
- PROPAGANDA
- BOYCOTTS
- NUREMBERG LAWS
Places
- Nuremberg, Germany
- , Germany
Genre
- Film
- Documentary.
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Bundesarchiv, Berlin-Lichterfelde (Abteilung Filmarchiv)