Novogrudok
“A revealing, professionally-made 1930 documentary of life in a medium-sized Lithuanian-Jewish town on the eve of the Holocaust, portraying not only people but also the myriad institutions and activities of a lively human community. Included are scenes of the bustling marketplace, a crowded synagogue courtyard just after Sabbath prayers, a children's summer camp, sporting events...and a yeshivah in session, as well as glimpses of the local theater, hospital, orphanage and cemetery. The unifying thread of the film is a visit paid to the town by a Jewish ‘celebrity', the Yiddish lexicographer Alexander Harkavy.” National Center for Jewish Film