Srpski Jevreji u borbi za slobodu Srbije 1912-1918 [DVD]

Abstract

Film prati život Jevreja krajem 19. i početkom 20. veka u Srbiji, odnosno vreme pre i za vreme I i II Balkanskog i I svetskog rata. To je vreme borbi Srbije za oslobođenje od turske okupacije, a potom i rat protiv Austro-Ugarske. Film govori o pravno-zakonskim regulativama koje su određivale status Jevreja u Srbiji, kao i o pitanju njihovog uključivanja u ratove za slobodu Srbije. Prikazuje se monumentalni spomenik na Jevrejskom groblju u Beogradu koji je posvećen svim poginulim Jevrejima u tim ratovima. Daje se prikaz jevrejskog organizovanja koje se, osim u aktivnom učestvovanju u borbama za oslobođenje Srbije ogleda i u prikupljanju novčanih priloga i u organizovanju jevrejske bolnice za potrebe ranjenih srpskih boraca. Film daje biografije brojnih Jevreja koji su se istakli u ovim ratovima, zajedno sa srpskim saborcima. Film govori i o angažovanju švajcarskog lekara jevrejskog porekla, dr Arčibalda Rajsa, koji je svim srcem pomagao Srbiju.

The film follows the life of Jews at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century in Serbia, i.e. time before and during the First and Second Balkan Wars and the First World War. It is the time of Serbia's struggle for liberation from the Turkish occupation, and then the war against Austro-Hungary. The film talks about the legal regulations that determined the status of Jews in Serbia, as well as the issue of their inclusion in the wars for the freedom of Serbia. A monument at the Jewish Cemetery in Belgrade is dedicated to all Jews who lost their lives in those wars. The Jewish organization in active participation in the struggles for the liberation of Serbia is shown, as well as in the support in collecting financial contributions and in organizing the Jewish hospital for the needs of the wounded serbian fighters. The film gives biographies of numerous Jews who distinguished themselves in these wars, together with Serbian comrades-in-arms. The film also talks about the engagement of a Swiss doctor of Jewish origin, Dr Archibald Reiss, who helped Serbia with all his heart.