us-005578-irn1000235
type: RecordSet
biographical history: Rev. Leslie Hardman was a British Army Chaplain at the liberation of Belsen.
date: 1945 May 19
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
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has or had some members with language: Silent
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identifier: irn1000235
note: For some duplicate (although poorer quality) footage, see Story 2657, Film ID 165.
scope and content: Jewish religious service outdoors, which cameraman describes as having a"simple sincerity" Two rabbis assisting Reverend R.H. Hardman are both ex-POWS - Rabbi H. Helfgot (Yugoslavian, bearded) and Rabbi B. Goldfinger (Polish, clean shaven). Sunny day, large gathering, organized event, lots of people. Young women with arms around each other, staring without apparent emotion. Rabbi holds up Torah. Makeshift ark, tapestry. VLS from above of gathering, big circle of people crowded together, outer ring of people stand on benches. Long line of little kids coming together, join and enter circle. CU, Rabbi reading. More CU of women, very serious, sad, clinging to each other. Another CU of clergy, Rev. Hardman.
title: Jewish Service at Belsen