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This pre-war documentary is one of the few surviving documentaries about Jewish life in Poland before WWII. Made by the Jewish Labor movement in Poland this institutional film was produced to raise funds for the Vladimir Medem Sanitarium, which stood as the embodiment of health and enlightenment. The sanatorium’s theme song, "Mir Kumen On" (Here We Come), punctuates the film with a sense of hope and accomplishment.

Director : Alexander Ford

Production Year : 1936

Duration : 94

Language : Polish, Yiddish

Zygielbojm's Death

This is a documentary on the life and death of an exceptional man. S. A. Zygielbojm, an important member of Poland's Jewish community, was smuggled out of the country in 1942 and sent abroad as the Jewish representative of the Polish government-in-exile to spread word of the Nazi atrocities in Poland. Ultimately deeming his efforts futile, Zygielbojm committed suicide after the Warsaw ghetto uprising in an attempt to shock the world out of its indifference. The film won Golden Hobby-Horse of Cracow - Special Mention at Krakow Film Festival 2001 Participants: Reuven Zygielbojm, Jan Karski, Marek...

Director : Dzamila Ankiewicz

Production Year : 2001

Duration : 52

Language : Polish

Zamosc - The Lost Pictures

Documentary film which through paintings, photographs, archival films and interviews tells about the Jewish community of Zamosc, a city in the Lublin district, Poland, before the Nazi occupation.

Director : Mario Grabowiecki

Production Year : 2000

Duration : 56 59

Language : Hebrew