Yad Vashem Collections - Movies

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Heinrich Himmler's three-and-a-half-hour-long "Posen Speech" to ninety-two SS generals in the Golden Hall of Posen Castle (Poland) on the occasion of the SS Group Leader's conference on the fourth of October, 1943 is "one of the most terrifying documents of German language". On the other, it is one of the most important documents of National-Socialism. Actor Manfred Zapatka reads the entire speech, employing the authentic text which was reconstructed from the original sound recording. The film was shot in one day, using four cameras in a studio.

results.listIds.director : Romuald Karmakar

results.listIds.year : 2000

results.listIds.duration : 182

results.listIds.lang : German

A Powerful Testimony of Forgiveness - Peter Loth, From Holocaust to New Life

עדות פרונטלית באנגלית מאת פיטר לות' (Peter Loth), ניצול שואה יהודי-גרמני אשר שימש בילדותו לניסויים רפואיים במחנה שטוטהוף (Stutthof). כולל תצלומי ארכיון.

results.listIds.year : 2006

results.listIds.duration : 116

results.listIds.lang : English

Hitler's Assistant - Himmler the Executer

Documentary film that deals with Heinrich Himmler (1900-1945), a key figure in organizing "The Final Solution" of the Jewish problem and its execution and the second in importance in the Third Reich. The film surveys Himmler's path starting with his joining the Nazi party, his roles, many authorities, his personality, his relations with Hitler, his ideas in the racial area, and his last days. Includes archival documentation and testimonies.

results.listIds.director : Guido Knopp

results.listIds.year : 1997

results.listIds.duration : 42 45

results.listIds.lang : German

Zhitomir - The Jewish Story

סרט תעודי העוסק בתולדות הקהילה היהודית של ז'יטומיר, עיר במערב מדרום לקייב, אוקראינה, במרכזו של יער טבעי ועל 4 נהרות: טטרב, קמיינקה, ירושנקה ופוטינקה. העיר, עירם של המשורר חיים נחמן ביאליק והסופר הציוני א. ד. גורדון, נודעה כמרכז יהודי חשוב מן המאה ה-18. בזמן מלה"ע ה- 2, ז'יטומיר וסביבתה היו במשך 3 שנים תחת הכיבוש הנאצי. מטה היטלר באוקראינה פעל בעיר. רבים מיהודי העיר נמלטו עם הכיבוש הנאצי, ואלו שנשארו נכלאו בגטאות. ב- 19 ספטמבר 1941 נרצחו כל יהודי ז'יטומיר.

results.listIds.director : Boris Maftsir

results.listIds.year : 2008

results.listIds.duration : 20

results.listIds.lang : Russian

The Secret Glory

This documentary tells the story of Otto Rahn (1904-1939), an SS Officer, historian and researcher of Lucifer and The Holy Grail. In 1935 he claimed that he possessed knowledge about the place of its origin. Rahn, born in Michelstadt, Germany, was interested from a young age in the Medieval fables. In 1931, following his studies at Giessen University, he visited the Pyrenees in Southern France. After he had completed most of his research there he believed that the Cathars held the answer to this sacred mystery. Rahn wrote two books dealing with The Holy Grail and in 1936, after meeting Himler who was interested...

results.listIds.director : Richard Stanley

results.listIds.year : 2001

results.listIds.duration : 97

results.listIds.lang : English, French, German

Healing by Killing

Documentary film that deals with the place of the medical system in Nazi Germany in the extermination apparatus. Filmed in Germany, Austria, Poland, and Russia, the film includes archival photographs, expert commentary, interviews with survivors of euthanasia operations and present-day photographs of locations where the events took place.

results.listIds.director : Nitsan Aviram

results.listIds.year : 1996

results.listIds.duration : 90

results.listIds.lang : English, German

The World At War - Reckoning, 1945 And After

Episode in a 26-part documentary series that presents a detailed survey of World War II. Episode 25 - "Reckoning, 1945 And After": The four victorious armies supervise the healing of Germany. In accordance with arrangements for the division of areas agreed among them in Yalta, the Russian area will include food and raw materials and the Americans, British and French will include the industry. Trade between the eastern and western areas is supposed to begin by a meeting of the three leaders of Russia, USA, and Great Britain in Potsdam in July 1945, but the lack of trust between them is evident. When the Japanese...

results.listIds.director : Jerome Kuehl

results.listIds.year : 1974

results.listIds.duration : 52

results.listIds.lang : English

Timewatch - Himmler, Hitler and the End of the Reich

Episode of the Timewatch series, a BBC documentary series that presents new perspectives about historical events. This episode surveys how towards the end of the war Heinrich Himmler, the man who was second in importance in the leadership hierarchy of the Third Reich, turned his back on Hitler and turned to the allies with the aim of opening contacts for peace. Includes archival films, interviews and testimonies.

results.listIds.director : Detlef Siebert

results.listIds.duration : 46

results.listIds.lang : English

Emperor of the Ghetto

סיפורו של "זקן היהודים בגטו לודז' - חיים רומקובסקי.

results.listIds.year : 1992

results.listIds.duration : 113

The Man with the Miraculous Hands

סרט עלילתי באורך מלא. סיפורו של ד"ר פליקס קרסטן/Felix Kersten , רופאו האישי של היינריך הימלר. הוא הציל בסתר עשות יהודים ממחנות הריכוז. הסרט מבוסס על ספרו של ג'וזף קסלר באותו השם.

results.listIds.director : Oren Moverman

results.listIds.year : 2021

results.listIds.lang : English

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