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keywords: religion, religious festival, passover preparations, lower east side, lindbergh kidnapping, charles augustus lindbergh jr.

Synopsis: Eve Of Passover Lower Eastside New York, Ransom Paid In Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping...(read more)

  • Date: 1932
  • Duration: 00:03:22
  • Sound: No
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: United States

Newsreels: 1932 - April 14

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Eve Of Passover Lower Eastside New York

Lower East Side Ghetto is Bee-Hive Of Activity On Eve Of Passover Fete in New York City in the 1930's. Street scenes of the lower East Side; scenes of push-carts lining the streets as Jews, Greeks, and Italians "hawk" their goods. Jews make preparations for the feast (Pesach or Pesah) commemorating the Exodus of the Israelites or Hebrews from Egypt. Shows woman cleaning fish, bearded Jewish man leaving store. Jews lined up for cartons of matzo (unleavened bread) at Streit's, a kosher food company on Rivington Street in New York City the week before Passover. Streit's Matzo. Key words "Push-carts" , "Lower East Side", "Jewish Holiday".

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Ransom Paid In Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping

Cuttyhunk Mass. The Lindbergh baby boy still held despite payment of $50,000 in ransom payment. Scenes of the desolate area of the New England coast where Lindbergh attempts a meeting with the kidnappers. Shows Vineyard Haven neighborhood and Menemsha Harbor. Aerial view of Martha's Vineyard. Florist shop and Saint Raymond cemetery near Whittemore Ave and E. Tremont Ave. Shows packages of money representing the $50,000 ransom.

Re-enactment of a baby kidnapping scene by inventor Tom Marshall Jr. to promote his new "invisible ray" device to foil would-be kidnappers. Here is way it works. After mother puts baby in crib the "invisible ray" switch is turned on. Kidnapper climbs through window triggering a light switch and an alarm bell alerting parents.

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