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Frontiers, Stranded in Time
produced by Michael Waldman, in Frontiers (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1990, originally published 1990), 49 mins
Distinguished presenters visit some famous dividing lines between nations. Sometimes against a backdrop of breathtaking beauty, sometimes of bleak barbed wire, each film shows what a frontier does to the people who live in its shadow. Among those explored are former East/West Germany, South Africa/Mozambique, and...
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produced by Michael Waldman, in Frontiers (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1990, originally published 1990), 49 mins
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Distinguished presenters visit some famous dividing lines between nations. Sometimes against a backdrop of breathtaking beauty, sometimes of bleak barbed wire, each film shows what a frontier does to the people who live in its shadow. Among those explored are former East/West Germany, South Africa/Mozambique, and Thailand/Cambodia.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Michael Waldman, Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011
Date Published / Released
1990
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Frontiers
Speaker / Narrator
Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011
Topic / Theme
Turkey and its Borders, Cultural identity, Ethnic relations, International relations, Political boundaries, War crimes, Ethnic conflict, Cyprus Crisis, July 15-24, 1974, Family and Culture, War and Violence, Politics & Policy, World History, Turkish, Greeks, Cypriots, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1990 BBC Worldwide
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Witnesses
directed by Marcel Lozinsky; produced by Yolande Zauberman and Gerard De Verbizier (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1989), 27 mins
July 4, 1946. Kielce, Poland. A few Jewish survivors of Nazi camps had returned to rebuild their lives. Suddenly, a rumor went through the town that Jews were killing Christian children for their blood. A crowd gathered to vent the age-old hatred. In the massacre that followed, 42 Jews were killed and more gravely...
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directed by Marcel Lozinsky; produced by Yolande Zauberman and Gerard De Verbizier (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1989), 27 mins
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July 4, 1946. Kielce, Poland. A few Jewish survivors of Nazi camps had returned to rebuild their lives. Suddenly, a rumor went through the town that Jews were killing Christian children for their blood. A crowd gathered to vent the age-old hatred. In the massacre that followed, 42 Jews were killed and more gravely wounded. This "forgotten" episode is chillingly retold by the Polish people who were there. Some express horror but others seem indiff...
July 4, 1946. Kielce, Poland. A few Jewish survivors of Nazi camps had returned to rebuild their lives. Suddenly, a rumor went through the town that Jews were killing Christian children for their blood. A crowd gathered to vent the age-old hatred. In the massacre that followed, 42 Jews were killed and more gravely wounded. This "forgotten" episode is chillingly retold by the Polish people who were there. Some express horror but others seem indifferent. A miniature Shoah in its power to move audiences. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Yolande Zauberman, Gerard De Verbizier
Author / Creator
Marcel Lozinsky
Date Published / Released
1989
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Antisemitism, Assault and battery, Jewish people, Massacres, Local populations, Physical abuse, Polish people, Riots, Gossip, Violence, Kielce Pogrom, Poland, July 4, 1946, Family and Culture, Race and Gender, Religion and Belief Systems, War and Violence, Sociology, History, Origins, Documentation of Crimes,...
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Antisemitism, Assault and battery, Jewish people, Massacres, Local populations, Physical abuse, Polish people, Riots, Gossip, Violence, Kielce Pogrom, Poland, July 4, 1946, Family and Culture, Race and Gender, Religion and Belief Systems, War and Violence, Sociology, History, Origins, Documentation of Crimes, World History, Jews, Polish, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1989. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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