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Go to HomepageReel Number: 221007-14
Color: Black and White
Sound: SD
Year / Date: 1950
Country: Israel,Jordan,Palestine
Location: Amman,Gaza
TC Begins: 23:31:41
TC Ends: 23:43:01
Duration: 00:11:20
Sands of Sorrow Pt. 3 of 3 Film deals with the plight of Palestinian Arab refugees from the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Continued... Amman - capital of Jordan - houses on hillside. UN relief experts with map on bonnet / hood of car. Ruins of ancient Roman amphitheater which has become home for Arab refugees. Refugees living on hillside. 23:33:02 Children at school - outdoor or in tents. Mass of children playing. Squalid tents. 23:34:38 Women walking for water w/ cans on head. Tents sprayed with DDT insecticide. Mother tending sick child. Children with malnutrition - swollen stomachs died a week later. 23:35:42 Refugees vaccinated against smallpox and typhoid. Doctors and nurses. Hospital tents - CUs patients. Muslim Arab at prayer. CU faces of all ages. Funeral procession w/ Arab men. Crying babies. Child being examined by doctor. Penicillin injection given. Mother and new born baby. VS Arab children. 23:39:49 Dorothy Thompson says refugee numbers have grown to over a million - appeals for relief. Mentions various religious organizations / churches who are helping. Shots of The American Middle East Relief organization giving aid. Appeals for clothes for refugees. 1950; Middle East; NOTE: Any continuous ten minutes of film sold at per reel rate.