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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 a...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Petrycki, Jacek (director of photography.), Zankowska, Danuta (composer (expression) .)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 1989.
Series:	Filmakers library online.
Subjects:	Antisemitism > Poland. Jews > Poland > Kielce. Antisémitisme > Pologne. Juifs > Pologne > Kielce. Antisemitism Jews Poland Poland > Kielce Documentary. Streaming videos. documentary film. Feature films Short films Documentary films Nonfiction films Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Short films. Feature films. Documentaires. Films autres que de fiction. Courts métrages. Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	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.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (26 min.)) : sound, color with some black and white sequences
Playing Time:	00:26:51
Audience:	For College; Adult audiences.
Awards:	American Film & Video Festival, 1990
Production Credits:	Collaborators, Anne Duruflé, Gerard de Verbizier ; camera, Jacek Petrycki ; interviews, Satanislawa Domagalska ; editor, Jean-Charles Picard ; music, Danuta Zankowska.