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Title Partisans of Vilna [videorecording] : the untold story of Jewish resistance during World War II / The Ciesla Foundation presents ; directed by Josh Waletzky ; produced by Aviva Kempner ; narration written by Josh Waletzky.

Imprint [United States] : Docurama, [2005].

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe DVDs 1st Floor  940.531832 P258  Disc 1    ---  Available
 Axe DVDs 1st Floor  940.531832 P258  Disc 2    ---  Available
Edition 20th anniversary collector's ed.
Description 1 videodisc (ca. 130 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) + 1 study guide + 1 songbook.
System Details DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital.
Performer Narrator, Roberta Wallach.
Credits Director of photography, Danny Shneuer ; editor, Josh Waletzky.
Audience Not rated.
Summary Skillfully blended songs, newsreels, and archival footage with interviews of over forty Holocaust survivors to paint an eye-opening portrait of the courageous Jewish resistance who staged a sabotage offensive against the Nazis in the Polish city of Vilna.
Note Special features: bonus grammy-nominated CD and liner notes in English and Yiddish: Partisans of Vilna: the songs of WWII Jewish Resistance ; elaborate study guide with background, glossary, bibliography and key questions for discussion ; two separate filmmaker commentaries with director Josh Waletzky and producer Aviva Kempner ; exclusive photo gallery ; filmmaker biographies.
Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Jewish resistance -- Lithuania -- Vilnius.
Jews -- Persecutions -- Lithuania -- Vilnius.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Lithuania -- Vilnius.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Lithuania -- Vilnius.
Genre/Form Documentary films.
Added Author Waletzky, Josh.
Kempner, Aviva.
Wallach, Roberta.
Ciesla Foundation.
Docurama (Firm)
New Video Group.
ISBN 0767064720
Standard No. 767685961438
Music No. NVG-9614 New Video Group
Standard No. QBX qbi05001766

 
    
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