Practicing Kol Nidre at the Home of Old Israel
Cantor Leib Glantz practices Kol Nidre at the Home of Old Israel. He wears a tallis and a white hat. Men and boys in talleisim sing with him.
Hearst Metrotone News (cinema newsreel), “Jewish Holy Days Call the Faithful,” September 24, 1932.
In the synagogue
Cantor Leib Glantz stands in front of the choir. He wears a tallis and a tall white hat. Men and boys in talleisim stand behind a light-colored railing. The camera moves closer. He lifts both hands. Lions stand over the ark. The tablets are between the lions.
They are practicing Kol Nidre at the Home of Old Israel, a nursing home at 70 Jefferson Street. The building used to be Beth Israel Hospital.
The film is dated September 24, 1932. That night was Motza Shabbos, the first Selichos. Kol Nidre was two weeks later, at the end of Shabbos on October 9.
The film and what followed
Cantor Glantz was niftar in Tel Aviv on January 27, 1964. In 1966 the home moved from Jefferson Street to Far Rockaway.
Timeline
- 1929
- The Home of Old Israel moves to 70 Jefferson Street. The building used to be Beth Israel Hospital.
- September 24, 1932
- The practice is filmed on Motza Shabbos, the first Selichos.
- October 9, 1932
- Kol Nidre, at the end of Shabbos. Erev Yom Kippur.
- January 27, 1964
- Cantor Glantz is niftar in Tel Aviv.
- 1966
- The home moves from Jefferson Street to Far Rockaway.