us-005578-irn543308
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biographical history: The SS-appointed German manager of a textile factory, Alfred Rossner, protected and saved some Jewish workers and has been named a"Righteous Gentil" by Yad Vashem. For more information about Alfred Rossner, see the chapter in Mordechai Paldiel's book"Saving the Jews: Amazing Stories of Men and Women who Defied the 'Final Solution" (2000).
has beginning date: 1942-01-01
has end date: 1942-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: Silent
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn543308
note: For more information about Alfred Rossner, see the chapter in Mordechai Paldiel's book"Saving the Jews: Amazing Stories of Men and Women who Defied the 'Final Solution" (2000).
scope and content: “1942” Alfred Rossner, the SS-appointed German manager of a textile factory in Bedzin, Poland, answers the phone at his desk and writes down some notes. Rossner protected and saved some Jewish workers and has been named a"Righteous Gentil" by Yad Vashem. 00:37 Mr. Rossner rides on the back of a horse-drawn carriage on a country road, smokes a cigarette and looks out towards a field and back at the camera. Slow pan of the carriage and horse. 01:05 Jewish men at work in an office, filing papers and logging data in a notebook, CUs of man with Jude star. CU, woman at work, writing. Another Jewish man smokes a cigarette and talks on the phone. MS, pan, several people sort currency and work papers; workers sign to receive payment. Pan of a group of young people with stars of David, arms linked and smiling for the camera.
title: Alfred Rossner and other managers at work behind-the-scenes