THREE MINUTES IN POLAND: A TREASURE FILM FOUND IN THE ATTICS

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When Professor Glenn #Kurtz first came across an inconspicuous 16mm reel in his parents’ Florida home, he did not anticipate that it would lead to him writing a bestselling book and inspire a movie, which will debut in 2022.

The 3-minute film, captured during his grandfather’s visit to Europe, shows the pre-war city of Nasielsk in central #Poland. It was a small shtetl, which was home to 3000 Jews and an important hub of Jewish culture in the region. After the war, only 80 are said to have survived.

The footage inspired Glenn Kurtz to write “Three Minutes in Poland: Discovering a Lost World in a 1938 Family Film”, which was named the “Best Book of 2014” by The New Yorker, The Boston Globe, and National Public Radio.

Together with director Roberta Grossman, Professor Kurtz will discuss the impact such family movies have on historical research and our understanding of the past. They will also try and encourage you to look for such unique gems of history in your own attics.

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