Jewish Life in Vilna / Wilno
Barcode: 58946153
Call Number: International Jewry
Material Type: Video -DVD
Time: 10 min.
Date: 1939
Language: Yiddish
Creator: Directed by Saul Goskind and Yitzhak Goskind
Description: This rare film document captures the spirit of Jewish life in pre-World War II Vilna. Lively narration and music accompany film sequences of people engaged in the rituals and realities of daily existence at work, at play, in the synagogue, and in school. Vilna's famous landmarks-the Strashun Library, Shnipeshiker Cemetery and the YIVO Institute-are among the film's highlights.
Subjects: International Jewry
Collection: Martin Salinger Resource Collection