Jewish Life before World War II | Holocaust Education | USHMM

Before World War II, everyday life for Jews varied greatly. After Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party rose to power, Jewish life in Germany and throughout Europe changed forever. This narrated compilation of home movies provides glimpses into what was lost during the Holocaust through scenes of people walking and socializing in the street, dining in a cafe, celebrating holidays and birthdays, playing in a yard, vacationing, walking into school, exiting their synagogue, and more. The footage was shot in Poland, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Czechoslovakia, the Netherlands, the Soviet Union, and Trinidad. 00:00 Jewish Life before World War II 00:51 Benjamin Gasul, Warsaw, 1939 02:59 Albert Günther Hess, Germany, 1936 04:02 Schermeister Family, Denmark, 1929 04:49 Marcus Tennenbaum, Austria, 1938 05:43 Lederer and Bruck Families, Czechoslovakia, 1939-1940 06:47 Fuchs family, Czechoslovakia, 1933 07:28 De Groot family, The Netherlands, 1940 07:47 Unger Family, Poland, 1934 08:08 Li