The Vanishing street

United Kingdom, 1961

Film
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An intensive study of the Jewish comnmunity of the East End of London, in particular with Hessel Street, a centre of Jewry for the past 100 years which is now being pulled down and rebuilt as a slum clearance operation (1961-62). Poses the question: Will the close-knit nature of the community be able to survive under modern housing conditions in large blocks of impersonal flats.

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Credits

director

Robert Vas

production company

BFI

Jewish Chronicle

Duration

00:19:28:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1961

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

313180

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ethnicity

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Jews - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → London (England)

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → City planning - London (England)

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Housing development - Great Britain

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City planning - London (England)

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community life

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnic groups

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnicity

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing development - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Jewish sects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Slums

Places → London (England)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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