Jewish Life in Bialystok from the archives of The National Center for Jewish Film DVD Sale Books -- The Jewish Theological Seminary

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Jewish Life in Bialystok from the archives of The National Center for Jewish Film DVD Sale Books -- The Jewish Theological SeminaryDocumentary Film DVD Vivid cinematography and music evoke the industrial and cultural center that was Bialystok in 1939. Images of smokestacks, power looms and textile workers; downtown shops and buses, market day with peasants and horses; schools, synagogues, the Sholem Aleichem Library, the TOZ sanatorium and a community run summer camp reflect the diversity of the citys 200 year old Jewish community. In addition to the tile roofed home of Dr.