The Hidden Jews of Berlin (Original title)
Date: 17 August 1999 (Television)Country: United KingdomDirector: Clara Glynn
Synopsis: 1500 Jews, hiding in Berlin, survived the war. Five of them tell their story: card sharp and seducer Larry Orbach; childhood sweethearts Jochen and Ellen Arnot who had the first postwar Jewish wedding in Berlin; Ismar Reich who escaped from an Auschwitz train; and 'half-Jew' Ika Lewin.Synopsis: TV documentary telling the story of 1500 Jews who survived World War Two while living in Berlin, the heart of the Third Reich, and the courage, luck and resourcefulness they needed in such daunting circumstances.
Subjects: Berlin, World War II, Jewish people, Holocaust
Series title: Secret History
TV Transmissions
Date: 17 August 1999Broadcast company: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:00-22:00Runtime: 50 mins 30 secs - Network - Language: English - Colour and Black and White - Sound - Stereo
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
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Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 50.26 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1999-08-17BFI identifier: C-1052771
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(2)
Description: D3Duration: 50.26 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1999-08-17BFI identifier: C-1052750
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 50.26 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1999-08-17BFI identifier: C-1052771
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Date: 17 August 1999 (Television)Country: United KingdomDirector: Clara Glynn
Synopsis: 1500 Jews, hiding in Berlin, survived the war. Five of them tell their story: card sharp and seducer Larry Orbach; childhood sweethearts Jochen and Ellen Arnot who had the first postwar Jewish wedding in Berlin; Ismar Reich who escaped from an Auschwitz train; and 'half-Jew' Ika Lewin.Synopsis: TV documentary telling the story of 1500 Jews who survived World War Two while living in Berlin, the heart of the Third Reich, and the courage, luck and resourcefulness they needed in such daunting circumstances.
Subjects: Berlin, World War II, Jewish people, Holocaust
Series title: Secret History
TV Transmissions
Date: 17 August 1999Broadcast company: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:00-22:00Runtime: 50 mins 30 secs - Network - Language: English - Colour and Black and White - Sound - Stereo
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 50.26 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1999-08-17BFI identifier: C-1052771
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(2)
Description: D3Duration: 50.26 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1999-08-17BFI identifier: C-1052750
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 50.26 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1999-08-17BFI identifier: C-1052771
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access