Before World War II, everyday life for Jews varied greatly. After Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party rose to power, Jewish life in Germany and throughout Europe changed forever. This narrated compilation of home movies provides glimpses into what was lost during the Holocaust through scenes of people walking and socializing in the street, dining in a cafe, celebrating holidays and birthdays, playing in a yard, vacationing, walking into school, exiting their synagogue, and more. The footage was shot in Poland, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Czechoslovakia, the Netherlands, the Soviet Union, and Trinidad.
00:00 Jewish Life before World War II
00:51 Benjamin Gasul, Warsaw, 1939
02:59 Albert Günther Hess, Germany, 1936
04:02 Schermeister Family, Denmark, 1929
04:49 Marcus Tennenbaum, Austria, 1938
05:43 Lederer and Bruck Families, Czechoslovakia, 1939-1940
06:47 Fuchs family, Czechoslovakia, 1933
07:28 De Groot family, The Netherlands, 1940
07:47 Unger Family, Poland, 1934
08:08 Lieberman Family, Poland, 1935
8:46 Sam Rafel, Poland, 1937
10:05 Katz family, Lithuania and Poland, 1939
11:37 Julien Bryan, Germany, 1937
13:05 Myron and Pauline Falk, Soviet Union, 1935
14:49 David Glick, Trinidad, 1939
15:35 Kurtz family, Poland, 1938
17:00 Wolman family, Poland, 1932
18:33 Herz family, Poland, 1937
19:11 Klein-Sommer family, Slovakia, 1932
20:00 Benjamin Gasul, Atlantic Ocean, 1939
20:19 De Groot family, The Netherlands, 1941
21:06 Roman Vishniac, Germany, 1926-1927
21:25 Schur family, Austria, 1930s
22:33 Verdoner family, The Netherlands ,1939
22:53 Albert Günther Hess, Germany, 1930
23:12 Kan family, The Netherlands, 1938
24:15 Lieberman Family, Czechoslovakia, 1935
24:30 Julien Bryan, Poland, 1936
26:37 Verdoner family, The Netherlands, 1940
27:25 Marcus Tennenbaum, Atlantic Ocean, 1939