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Ad for a screening of In poylishe velder (In Polish Forests) at the movie theater Splendid in Łódź

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Ad for a screening of Lamed-vovnik (Jeden z 36) at the movie theater Nowy in Warsaw

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Ad for the premiere of Yidl mitn Fidl (Yidl with His Fiddle)

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Ad from the Yiddish newspaper Najer Folksblat publicizing a 1933 screening of the film Anybody Can Love (Każdemu wolno kochać) at the garden movie theater Rakieta in Łódź. Anybody Can Love, the first full feature Polish talkie, is about a poor song…

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Poster advertising a 1928 Łódź performance of Betty Kenig. A much admired soubrette actress who made her name in American Yiddish theater, Kenig paid several visits to Poland. The performance was to take place at the theatre Modern, located at Krótka…

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Ad from the Yiddish newspaper Najer Folksblat publicizing a 1933 screening of Blonde Venus at the movie theater Zacheta in Bałuty. In the 1932 film Blonde Venus, Marlene Dietrich portrays a woman who is caught between two different roles: that of a…

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Ad in Republika announcing the 1925 return of the internationally acclaimed strongman Zishe Breitbart to perform in his native Łódź. These performances were among Breitbart's last, as he died later on in the year.

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Ad from the Yiddish newspaper Najer Folksblat publicizing a 1933 screening of a Buster Keaton film at the movie theaters Adria and Metro in Łódź. Buster Keaton's vaudeville-like performances were immensely popular in Łódź during the 1920s and into…

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An ad and an article in the Łódź weekly dedicated to cinema affairs about the movie theater Syrena. Although disguised as an interview, the article is in fact a full page advertisement for Syrena, announcing planned renovations. The owner assures his…

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Ad from Lodzer Tageblat announcing a 1914 open-air event for the benefit of the Jewish charity Linat ha'Holim, known for its care for the impoverished sick. Among the many amusements, the ad promised an open-air film show and athletic feats performed…