Marriage of Miss Rose Carmel and Mr Solly Gershcowit (1925) | BFI National Archive

This engaging, professionally-filmed snapshot of a Jewish wedding in 1920s London captures the newlyweds celebrating in style with fashionable clothes, music and a joyous crowd of guests. You can feel the party spirit on this sunny summer’s day as flappers, bridesmaids, short-trousers boys and dapper-suited men leave the family shop on Brick Lane for the wedding dance. Guests pose, smile and wave for the camera and the groom manages to steal a kiss from his bride - whose headdress is simply fabulous.
The family store seen in the film was an ironmongers at 50 Brick Lane, owned by the groom’s father Simon Gerschcowit, who arrived from Lithuania with his wife Sophie around 1886. The couple had 13 children and lived above the store. Although Sophie died some months before the wedding, Simon appears in the film - look out for the elderly man with a white beard and large skull cap walking in front of the camera. Some members of the family later relocated to Chingford. (Thanks to Carol and Roy Star for additional family history.)
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[@lyndseygersch1009]

Our family have just discovered this video, my Grandfathers father is the cousin of the groom! Interested to know who Carol and Roy Star are , who provided the information in the write up

[@mickeyripple]

This is incredible. My great-great-great grandfather is Simon Gershcowitz! My great-great grandparents and my great grandad are also in this clip. I came across this video by chance after googling their last name and after a bit of Ancestry digging, I was able to spot them ! Incredible, thanks Roy and Carol and BFI for preserving this bit of my history!

[@yehuda123]

Actually mate that's my great grandfather, otherwise prove it....

[@mickeyripple]

@@yehuda123 Did it not dawn on you that we could possibly share an ancestor? you know how families work, right?

[@yehuda123]

@@mickeyripple ok tell me how I'm sharing my great grandfather with you? Please make it make sense

[@mickeyripple]

@@yehuda123 simon gerschowit had like 8 children - duh

[@yehuda123]

@@mickeyripple he didn't duh

[@terryvision42]

Did that boy stick two fingers up at camera at 1.50.

[@thebigwedding]

So, who is the young boy "showing off" for the camera?

[@DouglasLarsen-rp1kd]

You might check out the RUclips video of Neal Young's "Only Love Can Break your Heart." That's where I first saw this footage of the wedding.

[@mparkerlisberg]

Look for one of the animators in shot at 4 minutes 21 seconds

[@goldvestrisss]

Came from letterboxd

[@applecounty]

Very probably.