The scene stills were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Ken Sutak and Sherri Venokur.
The Cinema Judaica Collection consists of more than 1,200 objects relating to films about World War II and the Holocaust as well as Jewish, Israeli, and biblical subjects, from 1923 to 2000, from the United States, Europe, Israel, Canada, Mexico, and Argentina. The collection was amassed by film memorabilia collector Ken Sutak, to document Holocaust-and Jewish-themed movies of the World War II era and the postwar years. The collection includes posters, lobby and photo cards, scene stills, pressbooks, trade ads, programs, magazines, books, VHS tapes, DVDS, and 78 rpm records. Sutak organized these materials into two groups, “Cinema Judaica: The War Years, 1939–1949” and “Cinema Judaica: The Epic Cycle, 1950–1972” and, in conjunction with the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Museum (now the Dr. Bernard Heller Museum in New York), organized exhibitions on these two themes in 2007 and 2008. Sutak subsequently authored companion books with the same titles.
.1 Black-and-white photographic scene still with a white margin on all four sides. The photograph depicts two men and a woman, all depicted from the shoulders up. The woman is standing in left profile on the right, wearing a turtleneck sweater, and has short curly hair. She is staring at the man on the left, who is standing in right profile and wearing a dark coat. Between them is a taller man, who is looking at the man on the left. There is a set of white letters and numbers in the bottom left corner, and the English film title is printed in black in the bottom margin. On the back of the still, adhered to the bottom edge, is a rectangular piece of cream-colored paper with inverted typed text and a handwritten inscription. A barcode and number are printed on a white, rectangular label in the bottom left corner, and a large number is handwritten near the bottom edge. The corners are bent and worn from use. Depicted: Stanislaw Zaczyk as Tadek, Stefan Sródka as Bronek, Barbara Drapinska as Marta Weiss .2 Black-and-white photographic scene still with a white margin on all four sides. The photograph depicts three women wearing dark caps, and a man wearing glasses, looking over a wooden wall painted with a German word, bolted to metal framing. Barbed wire is strung between the wooden wall and the metal framing above it. There is a set of white letters and numbers in the bottom right corner, and the English film title is printed in black in the bottom margin. On the back of the still, adhered to the bottom edge, is a rectangular piece of cream-colored paper with inverted typed text and a handwritten inscription. A barcode and number are printed on a white, rectangular label in the bottom left corner. There is staining in the lower right corner. Depicted: Unidentified .3 Black-and-white photographic scene still with a white margin on all four sides. The photograph depicts three women inside a camp barrack. One woman is laying on a lower bunk, with her eyes closed, and hair covered with a kerchief. Kneeling next to the bed are a woman with dark, curly hair, wearing a striped uniform with a white apron, and a woman with close-cropped, light-colored hair, wearing a darker striped uniform. Both women are looking sadly at the woman on the bed. There is a set of white letters and numbers in the bottom right corner, and the English film title is printed in black in the bottom margin. On the back of the still, adhered to the bottom edge, is a rectangular piece of cream-colored paper with inverted typed text and a handwritten inscription. A barcode and number are printed on a white, rectangular label in the bottom left corner. Depicted: Maria Winogradowa as Nadia, Anna Redlichówna as Urszula, Barbara Fijewska as Anielka [misidentified on label as Barbara Rachwalska] .4 Black-and-white photographic scene still with a white margin on all four sides. The photograph depicts a woman from the neck up, wearing a striped scarf over her hair and screaming. There is a set of white letters and numbers in the bottom right corner, and the English film title is printed in black in the bottom margin. On the back of the still, adhered to the bottom edge, is a rectangular piece of cream-colored paper with inverted typed text and a handwritten inscription. A barcode and number are printed on a white, rectangular label in the bottom left corner. Depicted: Barbara Rachwalska as Elza [misidentified on the label as Elzbietta Abunska] .5 Black-and-white photographic scene still with a white margin on all four sides. The photograph depicts a woman from the shoulders up, with dark wavy hair, looking slightly upwards and into the distance. She has one hand raised and resting on the intersection of two lines of barbed wire. There is a set of white letters and numbers in the bottom left corner, and the English film title is printed in black in the bottom margin. On the back of the still, adhered to the bottom edge, is a rectangular piece of cream-colored paper with inverted typed text and a handwritten inscription. A barcode and number are printed on a white, rectangular label in the top right corner. Depicted: Barbara Drapinska as Marta Weiss .6 Black-and-white photographic scene still with a white margin on all four sides. The photograph depicts an indoor scene with five women, four of whom are dressed in striped camp uniforms. In the foreground, two women are sitting at a table. The woman on the left is in right profile, with her hand on the wrist of the other woman, who is staring into the distance and wearing a white armband, apron, and kerchief over her hair. Standing between them in the mid-ground is a woman in right profile, wearing a ribbed sweater and dark-colored bottoms, who is looking down at the woman in the kerchief and apron. In the background, two other women are perched on a wooden bunk. There is a set of white letters and numbers in the bottom right corner, and the English film title is printed in black in the bottom margin. On the back of the still, adhered to the bottom edge, is a rectangular piece of cream-colored paper with inverted typed text and a handwritten inscription. A barcode and number are printed on a white, rectangular label in the bottom left corner. Depicted: Wanda Bartówna as Helena, Barbara Drapinska as Marta Weiss, Antonina Górecka as Anna .7 Black-and-white photographic scene still with a white margin on all four sides. The photograph depicts and indoor scene: two women sitting on a wooden bunk. The woman on the left is pitched slightly forward and wide-eyed, looking into the distance. With one hand she is clutching the shoulder of the other woman, who is wearing a striped camp uniform and white armband. She has placed her hand over the mouth of the first woman. There is a set of white letters and numbers in the bottom right corner, and the English film title is printed in black in the bottom margin. On the back of the still, adhered to the bottom edge, is a rectangular piece of cream-colored paper with inverted typed text and a handwritten inscription. A barcode and number are printed on a white, rectangular label in the top right corner. Depicted: Wanda Bartówna as Helena, Maria Winogradowa as Nadia .8 Black-and-white photographic scene still with a white margin on all four sides. The photograph depicts a light-haired woman in a striped camp uniform, from the neck up. The woman is laying down with her eyes wide open and head rolled slightly to one side, making her appear deceased. There is a set of white letters and numbers in the bottom right corner, and the English film title is printed in black in the bottom margin. On the back of the still, adhered to the bottom edge, is a rectangular piece of cream-colored paper with inverted typed text and a handwritten inscription. A barcode and number are printed on a white, rectangular label in the top right corner. There is slight staining on the lower right corner of the image. Depicted: Tatjana Górecka as Eugenia .9 Black-and-white photographic scene still with a white margin on all four sides. The photograph depicts a man and woman standing in front of a Nazi officer. On the left, the tall man is standing close behind the woman, who is wearing a dark sweater and skirt. The officer is on the right, holding a cigarette in one hand and a whip in the other. He is perched on a low concrete wall beside a record player and case. In the background, the room’s walls are low and made of brick, and the ceiling is low and pitched, with visible rafters. There is a set of white letters and numbers in the bottom right corner, and the English film title is printed in black in the bottom margin. On the back of the still, adhered to the bottom edge, is a rectangular piece of cream-colored paper with inverted typed text and a handwritten inscription. A barcode and number are printed on a white, rectangular label in the top right corner. Depicted: Stefan Sródka as Bronek, Barbara Drapinska as Marta Weiss, Kazimierz Pawlowski as Gestapo Chief .10 Black-and-white photographic scene still with a white margin on all four sides. The photograph depicts three women in an indoor scene. On the left is a woman with short, dark, curly hair, wearing a striped camp uniform with a white apron, and holding a baby wrapped in a dark blanket. The woman in the center is wearing a white kerchief over her hair and leaning over the baby, smiling. The woman on the right is also looking down at the baby and has light-colored hair, which is covered by a kerchief, and she is wearing a light-colored coat with an armband. There is a set of white letters and numbers in the bottom right corner, and the English film title is printed in black in the bottom margin. On the back of the still, adhered to the bottom edge, is a rectangular piece of cream-colored paper with inverted typed text and a handwritten inscription. A barcode and number are printed on a white, rectangular label in the top right corner. Depicted: Maria Winogradowa as Nadia, Antonina Górecka as Anna, Tatjana Górecka as Eugenia .11 Black-and-white photographic scene still with a white margin on all four sides. The photograph depicts six women inside a building with wood plank walls. On the left, a woman with light-colored hair, wearing a light-colored coat is perched on a table, is shown in right profile looking upwards. In the foreground, two young women are sitting at the table, one in a striped uniform, looking upwards with her hand on the shoulder of the other woman, who is wearing a black cardigan, white collared blouse, and is looking straight ahead. In the background, one woman is sitting hunched over, with her head resting in her hand, with raised eyes. The other woman in the background is looking upwards to the side with a white kerchief over her hair. On the right is a woman with dark curly hair, wearing a striped uniform and white apron. She is looking upwards, with one hand raised, and the other closed into a fist. There is a set of white letters and numbers in the bottom right corner, and the English film title is printed in black in the bottom margin. On the back of the still, adhered to the bottom edge, is a rectangular piece of cream-colored paper with inverted typed text and a handwritten inscription. A barcode and number are printed on a white, rectangular label in the top right corner. Depicted: Tatjana Górecka as Eugenia, Wanda Bartówna as Helena, Barbara Drapinska as Marta Weiss, Antonina Górecka as Anna, Maria Winogradowa as Nadia .12 Black-and-white photographic scene still with a white margin on all four sides. The photograph depicts a scene inside an apartment. On the left, a woman is reclining under a dark-colored blanket, a white blouse with a prisoner badge on the breast hanging behind her on the papered wall. On the right, a woman with short curly hair is wearing a striped uniform top, beaded necklace, and long floral-patterned skirt. She has one foot propped on a stool, while strumming an acoustic guitar. There is a set of white letters and numbers in the bottom right corner, and the English film title is printed in black in the bottom margin. On the back of the still, adhered to the bottom edge, is a rectangular piece of cream-colored paper with inverted typed text and a handwritten inscription. A barcode and number are printed on a white, rectangular label in the top right corner. Depicted: Barbara Rachwalska as Elza [misidentified on label as Elzbieta Labunska], Zofia Mrozowska as “Gypsy” .13 Black-and-white photographic scene still with a white margin on all four sides. The photograph depicts a group of women wearing striped camp uniforms and white kerchiefs gathered around the bedside of another woman. The woman in the bed has her head propped up and is drinking from a bottle held by a woman with light-colored, close-cropped hair. There is a set of white letters and numbers in the bottom right corner, and the English film title is printed in black in the bottom margin. On the back of the still, adhered to the bottom edge, is a rectangular piece of cream-colored paper with inverted typed text and a handwritten inscription. A barcode and number are printed on a white, rectangular label in the top right corner. Depicted: Barbara Fijewska as Anielka, Anna Redlichówna as Urszula, others unidentified .14 Black-and-white photographic scene still with a white margin on all four sides. The photograph depicts a group of women in striped uniforms and white kerchiefs outside. in front of a tall camp fence and guard tower. They are kneeling on the ground with their hands raised, and a uniformed, male officer is walking in front of them, carrying a truncheon. There is a set of white letters and numbers in the bottom right corner, and the English film title is printed in black in the bottom margin. On the back of the still, adhered to the bottom edge, is a rectangular piece of cream-colored paper with inverted typed text and a handwritten inscription. A barcode and number are printed on a white, rectangular label in the top right corner. Depicted: Wladyslaw Brochwicz as Commandant of Auschwitz, others unidentified .15 Black-and-white photographic scene still with a white margin on all four sides. The photograph depicts an outdoor scene at a concentration camp. In the background are three guard towers separated by a tall wire fence. A group of prisoners in striped uniforms are standing in rows in front of the fence, with a line of uniformed guards facing them. On the right side of the photograph is a gallows on top of a platform with stairs. A woman is standing on the platform with a noose over her head, and a guard standing behind the post. On the left side of the image, a guard is standing at the edge of second platform with stairs, and three guards are standing in the foreground next to that same platform. There is a set of white letters and numbers in the bottom right corner, and the English film title is printed in black in the bottom margin. On the back of the still, adhered to the bottom edge, is a rectangular piece of cream-colored paper with inverted typed text and a handwritten inscription. A barcode and number are printed on a white, rectangular label in the top right corner. Depicted: Barbara Drapinska as Marta Weiss, others unidentified .16 Sepia-toned photographic scene still with an off-white margin on all four sides. The photograph depicts a scene inside a wooden barrack. In the foreground, a woman in a striped uniform is laying on a bunk, a small swaddled baby beside her. Behind them, two women in striped uniforms and white kerchiefs are standing on the left, looking at one another. On the right is a uniformed Nazi officer, gazing downwards at the baby on the bed. There is a set of white letters and numbers in the bottom left corner, and the English film title is printed in black in the bottom margin. On the back of the still, there are numbers handwritten in the center and a handwritten caption along the bottom edge. Depicted: Tatjana Gorecka as Eugenia, Antonina Górecka as Anna, Edward Dziewonski as Auschwitz Medical Officer .1 back, bottom, inverted on label, printed and handwritten, black ink and pencil : From: William Friedberg & Alfred Katz / 18 West 55 St., Nyc 19 / Plaza 7-4776 / Stanislaw Zaczyk, Stefan Sródka + / Barbara Drapinska / in “THE LAST STOP” which will open at the World Theatre on / March 21. .1 back, top right corner, on label, printed, black ink : 9004200 .1 back, top, inverted, handwritten, black ink : 8 .2 back, bottom, inverted on label, printed and handwritten, black ink and pencil : From: William Friedberg & Alfred Katz / 18 West 55 St., Nyc 19 / Plaza 7-4776 / The new arrivals at Auschwitz / in “THE LAST STOP” which will open at the World Theatre on / March 21. .2 back, top right corner, on label, printed, black ink : 9004052 .3 back, bottom, inverted on label, printed and handwritten, black ink and pencil : From: William Friedberg & Alfred Katz / 18 West 55 St., Nyc 19 / Plaza 7-4776 / Marie Winogradowa + Barbara Rachwalska / in “THE LAST STOP” which will open at the World Theatre on / March 21. .3 back, top right corner, on label, printed, black ink : 1449249 .4 back, bottom, inverted on label, printed and handwritten, black ink and pencil : From: William Friedberg & Alfred Katz / 18 West 55 St., Nyc 19 / Plaza 7-4776 / Elzbietta Abunska / in “THE LAST STOP” which will open at the World Theatre on / March 21. .4 back, top left corner, on label, printed, black ink : 1449245 .5 back, bottom, inverted on label, printed and handwritten, black ink and pencil : From: William Friedberg & Alfred Katz / 18 West 55 St., Nyc 19 / Plaza 7-4776 / Barbara Drapinska / in “THE LAST STOP” which will open at the World Theatre on / March 21. .5 back, top right corner, on label, printed, black ink : 9004202 .6 back, bottom, inverted on label, printed and handwritten, black ink and pencil : From: William Friedberg & Alfred Katz / 18 West 55 St., Nyc 19 / Plaza 7-4776 / Wanda Bartówna, Barbara Drapinska / + Antonina Górecka / in “THE LAST STOP” which will open at the World Theatre on / March 21. .6 back, top right corner, on label, printed, black ink : 9004201 .7 back, bottom, inverted on label, printed and handwritten, black ink and pencil : From: William Friedberg & Alfred Katz / 18 West 55 St., Nyc 19 / Plaza 7-4776 / Wanda Bartówna + Marie Winogradowa / in “THE LAST STOP” which will open at the World Theatre on / March 21. .7 back, top right corner, on label, printed, black ink : 9004053 .8 back, bottom, inverted on label, printed and handwritten, black ink and pencil : From: William Friedberg & Alfred Katz / 18 West 55 St., Nyc 19 / Plaza 7-4776 / Tatjana Gorecka / in “THE LAST STOP” which will open at the World Theatre on / March 21. .8 back, top right corner, on label, printed, black ink : 1449253 .9 back, bottom, inverted on label, printed and handwritten, black ink and pencil : From: William Friedberg & Alfred Katz / 18 West 55 St., Nyc 19 / Plaza 7-4776 / Stefan Sródka, Barbara Drapinska + / K. Pawlowski / in “THE LAST STOP” which will open at the World Theatre on / March 21. .9 back, top right corner, on label, printed, black ink : 1449251 .10 back, bottom, inverted on label, printed and handwritten, black ink and pencil : From: William Friedberg & Alfred Katz / 18 West 55 St., Nyc 19 / Plaza 7-4776 / Marie Winogradowa, Tatjana Gorecka / + Antonina Górecka / in “THE LAST STOP” which will open at the World Theatre on / March 21. .10 back, top right corner, on label, printed, black ink : 1449248 .11 back, bottom, inverted on label, printed and handwritten, black ink and pencil : From: William Friedberg & Alfred Katz / 18 West 55 St., Nyc 19 / Plaza 7-4776 / Tatjana Gorecka, Wanda Bartówna, Marie Winogradowa, / Barbara Drapinska,+ Marie Winogradowa / in “THE LAST STOP” which will open at the World Theatre on / March 21. .11 back, top right corner, on label, printed, black ink : 1449247 .12 back, bottom, inverted on label, printed and handwritten, black ink and pencil : From: William Friedberg & Alfred Katz / 18 West 55 St., Nyc 19 / Plaza 7-4776 / Elzbietta Abunska + Zofia Mrozowska / in “THE LAST STOP” which will open at the World Theatre on / March 21. .12 back, bottom left corner, on label, printed, black ink : 1449238 .13 back, bottom, inverted on label, printed and handwritten, black ink and pencil : From: William Friedberg & Alfred Katz / 18 West 55 St., Nyc 19 / Plaza 7-4776 / The newly-arrived Polish girls at Auschwitz / in “THE LAST STOP” which will open at the World Theatre on / March 21. .13 back, top right corner, on label, printed, black ink : 1449239 .14 back, bottom, inverted on label, printed and handwritten, black ink and pencil : From: William Friedberg & Alfred Katz / 18 West 55 St., Nyc 19 / Plaza 7-4776 / Wlad Brochwicz / in “THE LAST STOP” which will open at the World Theatre on / March 21. .14 back, top right corner, on label, printed, black ink : 1449252 .15 back, bottom, inverted on label, printed and handwritten, black ink and pencil : From: William Friedberg & Alfred Katz / 18 West 55 St., Nyc 19 / Plaza 7-4776 / The hanging scene / in “THE LAST STOP” which will open at the World Theatre on / March 21. .15 back, top right corner, on label, printed, black ink : 1449237 .16 back, center, handwritten, black ink : -In U.S.- / -1949- .16 back, bottom edge, handwritten, pencil : The Last Stop / Page [obscured]
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1948 March 28, approximately 1949 March 21
.1: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) .2: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) .3: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) .4: Height: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) | Width: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) .5: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) .6: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) .7: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) .8: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) .9: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) .10: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) .11: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) .12: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) .13: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) .14: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) .15: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) .16: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm)
Set of 16 American scene stills for the film, “Ostatni Etap,” (“The Last Stop” or “The Last Stage”) originally released in Poland in March 1948, and released in the United States in 1949. Scene stills are photographs taken on or off the set of a motion picture and used as marketing and advertising tools. The film centers on prisoners staffing the women’s camp hospital at Auschwitz and their attempted resistance activities. The film was the first theatrical Holocaust feature made in Eastern Europe following the war, and was one of the earliest epic films to center on women. It was filmed in and around the actual camp at Auschwitz, giving it a sense of accuracy and authenticity not found in other portrayals. In addition, the director, writers, and many of the cast and extras were themselves former concentration camp prisoners. Although the film centered on Nazi brutality against the Jewish population, it also depicted prisoners from other groups. “Ostatni Etap” served as a major influence on later films about the Holocaust, such as Steven Spielberg’s 1993 feature, “Schindler’s List.” This object is one of more than 1,200 objects in the Cinema Judaica Collection of materials related to films about World War II and the Holocaust as well as Jewish, Israeli, and biblical themes.
Set of 16 scene stills for the film “Ostatni Etap” (1948)