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This favorite song was written for the 1938 movie Zapomniana melodia (The Forgotten Melody), in which it was originally sung by Helena Grossówna and Jadwiga Andrzejewska. In this lighthearted romantic musical comedy we hear this song when the…

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

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

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

One of the houses located on the Old Market Square as viewed from its rear courtyard. While many residences in the Old Town seemed quite presentable from the front, sadly, some backyards were the very image of poverty and desolation.

This shot, taken somewhere in the southerly, industrial part of Łódź (in the vicinity of Górny Rynek), offers a panoramic view of the city's northwest region with its many smoking chimneys. In the distance one can make out the familiar shape of a…

The Łódź fire brigade purchased its first gasoline-fueled fire engines and pumps between 1920 and 1925. Until 1926 these operated alongside the traditional horse-drawn fleet. In 1935, 5 new fire trucks, 10 tankers, a passenger vehicle, breathing…

Re-mastered at the National Center for Jewish Film at Brandeis University