Bricha: Jewish refugees leave Europe for Palestine

Arthur L. Zegart (1917-1989) was born in Chicago and attended the University of Chicago. During World War II, he was part of a U.S. Army Air Force combat photography unit. He covered postwar relief and refugee efforts by UNRRA and the JDC in Czechoslovakia and Austria. He became chief of the United Nations film division in the late 1940s. Later, Zegart was involved in the production of 125 documentaries, many of which he wrote and directed for network television. These 16mm films were stored in his basement for years. 

Bricha: Jewish refugees leave Europe for Palestine 

**There are burn-in time codes on the intermediate Betacam SP (Protection) video. A clean copy must be ordered directly from NCJF.** Refugees getting on board buses and trains, UNRRA officials help. Refugees waiting at the border at Nachod, a village on the Czech/Polish border. Reception center at Bratislava. 11:07:25 Groups of DPs (Bricha Underground) crossing the Alps from Gnadenwald, Austria to Italy in February 1948. Many shots of walking up paths, climbing slopes, jumping over streams, sheltering under a bridge. Arriving at foot of mountain, getting instructions. 

USHMM paid for original transfer. If necessary, we may borrow the one inch copy from NCJF. The digital file made from videotape bry Crawford in 2014 was not clipped properly and is missing video contents.