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Strata : portraits of humanity. Season 8. Episode 1. 1, Prehistoric hunting on the ice path. 2, German soldiers arrest Jewish family / host Richard Pettigrew.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- German
- Multiple languages
- Yiddish
- Subjects (All):
- Archaeology--Yellowstone National Park.
- Archaeology.
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Yellowstone National Park.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Personal narratives.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Feature films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (27 minutes)) : sound, color with black and white
- Other Title:
- Prehistoric hunting on the ice path
- German soldiers arrest Jewish family
- Place of Publication:
- [Eugene, Oregon] : Heritage Broadcasting Service, [2019]
- Language Note:
- In English, German and Yiddish with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- digital
- Summary:
- (1) This film provides a brief overview of more than a decade's worth of investigation into the archaeology of alpine snow and ice in the Greater Yellowstone area of the Rocky Mountains, USA, and the effects of climate change on archaeological sites and artifacts. (2) In 1943, a young Ashkenazim named Akiva risks a journey through Miechów in Poland in order to fulfill his obligation to honor his deceased mother on the anniversary of her death. He gets arrested by the Nazis and runs into an elderly rabbi he knows, who also is in Nazi custody.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on November 19, 2024).
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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