הורודוק: סיפרה של עיירה 1920-1945
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- A film by Tierza Amizur Berman for the Horodok Society, Israel
This is a unique documentary, on “shtetl-life” in the first half of the 20th Century in Horodok (now in Belarus, and in Poland until 1939).
This film describes lively Jewish life, characteristic of the eastern European shtetls that were destroyed by the Nazi’s during World War II.
Its purposes are: as a memorial to the Nazi victims; as a documentary of Shtetl life; and for educational and commemorative use.
The film documents day-to-day community life: how they made their living; their religious practices; the children’s education; the blossoming of the Zionist movements; longing for Eretz Israel; their repression under the Russian regime; life in the Ghetto and its destruction, and the Jewish partisans.
The film includes a special story of how some of the shtetl’s youth were saved from the Nazi’s, their activity with the partisans, and their revenge.
The story is told by 12 Horodok survivors. Each of their personal memories adds atmosphere, flavor and color to the description of the shtetl.
The film includes:
• excerpts from a unique and rare film of Horodok made by a former Horodok resident (David Shapira) who emigrated to the USA and returned to visit in the early 1930’s
• film clips of Horodok from a visit in 1997
• pre-war photos from the shtetl and from the partisans
• music and songs
The film is arranged in 14 subject sections. The film can be viewed in its entirety, or individual sections can be used as needed.
The subject sections are (in play-order) :
00:00 Introduction & description of the shtetl
05:18 Relations with Christian neighbors
06:42 The Shtetl economy
12:56 Education - Hebrew and Polish
17:00 Jewish traditions
22:41 David Shapira's visit in the early 1930’s and the film of this visit
28:05 Political movements & Zionist youth groups
31:16 The dream of Eretz Israel
32:26 The Russian regime from 1939
34:16 The Nazi invasion - 1941
38:10 The Ghetto and the slaughter
42:38 Saving the youth and partisans' activities
45:32 Revenge
46:54 In Memory
The film was produced for non-profit purposes and cannot be screened commercially. It can be freely used for educational and other commemorative purposes.
“To Remember and Never Forget”
David Shapiro is my great-great-grandfather! My Dad, David, is named after him. When David came back in the 1930's the people of Horodok made him a tapestry, which we still have.
I'm not Jewish but I grew up in many villages in Italy what a life the schtetle life was beautiful alot of life and unity rest in peace horodok
Munch thanks. All small villages have amazing community strength, in all countries and in all religions.
@@bwberman1945 My father's family is from David-Horodok. We have traveled to as a family to Italy, and it's a favorite destination spot for us. We always daven that Italy should go again to the World Cup.
And thanks to him we have the marvelous film of Horodok from his visit. That film was shown very often in Israel at gatherings of the shekels surviors.
Thanks Brian. It’s a very moving documentary and helped me to understand more about my family’s history. They’re spread around the Pale of Settlement but it seems mainly from the Minsk area. I’m going in a couple weeks to Lithuania to hopefully see the last remaining relative and the shtetl.
Pleased that this was helpful. Visiting in 1997 sh0wed that little had changed. Now it has. A young guy has taken on the project to preserve the memories of when it was a shtetl, and even organizes an annual international festival in July.
So moving, thank you.
Great to have such good feedback. Much Thanks
Mr. Berman, my father's family is from David-Horodok. We are active with the second and third generation Horodokers in our community.
Thanks for your remark. David-Horodok is not the same place as Horodock
@@bwberman1945 My apologies. I just remembered that "Horodok" is a town name that repeats itself in that part of Europe.
@@bwberman1945 Городок это районный центр Витебской обл. Беларусь.
@@bwberman1945Господин Берман, Вы проделали бесценную РАБОТУ! Спасибо сказать, это ничег не сказать, этого одного слова мало. Вы помогаете этим фильмом воссоздать представление современникам о сотнях тысячах таких "штетл" - в том числе и том, где проживали веками мои предки, это почти тот же регион, но Украины- таким же был штетл Чернобыль, откуда мои дедушка и бабушка, а до них - их родители, дедушки и бабушки, останки которых там покоятся (увы, с 24.02.22 НЕ с миром!) - такие фильмы смотреть обязательно нужно всем поколениям, поскольку там и боль и радость еврейства !
@@user-gb1gq1hf9d Much thanks. My wife, who made the film, and I appreciate you contacting us and your kind comments. Dreadfull what the Russians are trying to do to Ukraine. Peace for all of us.
Glad for the beautiful world that you lived in together back then. Thank You for passing on information for people to be able to have some knowledge of this.
Un vrai plaisir de voir. Très intéressant.
Except for hearing of, and seeing some of the disgusting horror that people were subjected to. No amount of sorrow or anger can change anything. So, that I learn what I should from this.
Thank You for helping me to know more and understand better about some of our history.
תודה רבה. שלום.
What is the song starting at 14:10, please?
El haZipor - To the Bird - by Haim Nachman Bialik, 1891. The Hebrew Wikipedia has all the details. he.wikipedia.org/wiki/אל_הציפור
Thank you.
Please contact me in the comments if you remember anyone in Vilnius with the last name of Urbonivicius. Thank you. My grandmother came from there, from a Jewish family who later moved to America. I am trying to find my Lithuanian family.
Городок в Витебской обл есть.... Это про него?... 🤔
9:19 poor woman...
is this kazan Horodok?
I do not know of "Kazan" Horodok. This shtetl is in Belarus a little north of Minsk.
@@bwberman1945 I am working on a running project. My grandfather I belive is from Кажан-Гарадок. This would be south of Minsk.
The one south of Minsk is now called David Horodk
I know two Berman: Matvei Berman (ruthless governor of the Gulag) and Jakob Berman (ruthless tyrant of communist Poland after the war).
Interesting - never heard of them. Our family left Russian before the end of the 1800's and all contract with the family was lost.
I’m assuming they didn’t have second amendment rights there.I wonder if such a thing could have happened in America. Probably not or at least not until all the guns are confiscated.
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