German Reichstag in Berlin, Germany. Exteriors of the Reichstag. Flags are at half mast. People seated inside the building. A bishop speaks. Graves at a military cemetery. Monument to fallen soldiers. People seated inside the Reichstag. The bishop addresses the gathering in memoriam for fallen soldiers.
A man ice skates in Berlin, Germany in front of the Brandenburg Gate. He skates and turns.
Opening slate says, "Hindenburg's former troops vow loyalty." German President Paul Von Hindenburg in Berlin, Germany. Civilians gather to watch a parade. German soldiers being lined up. President Hindenburg reviews the Reichswehr troops. Troops march as Hindenburg and other officers salute. Troops march past the reviewing officers. Timeframe is near end of Weimar Republic, as the Nazi Sturmabteilung (SA) and Schutzstaffel (SS) were gaining prominence.
Cantor and mixed choir rehearsing on Yom Kippur Eve. Cantor, Leo Gollanin, is seen singing in front of a mixed choir of Jewish men and women inside the Fraenkelufer Synagogue at Kottbuser Ufer 48-50, Kreuzburg, Berlin. Closeup of women holding sheets of music as they sing "Aus Dem Tuefe" ("From the Deep," referring to sober prayers). Scene shifts to the choir director, wearing a kippah (yarmulke), directing the choir. The women are assembled in a circle with men behind them. Scene shifts, again, showing the Cantor and singers from the front, in a wider shot, followed by another view from a balcony above.
Flag of Berlin displays image of Brandenburg Gate and slogan: 'Jeder Einmal in Berlin'. View of the actual Brandenburg gate in Berlin. Street cleaners using water tank truck and broom truck, drive on street. Men clean stone road with brooms. Man pushes a hand cart. Traffic on the roads. Woman walks her dog. Shopkeepers opening up in the morning. A woman buys milk from a vendor at curbside. People stand in front of shops. Trucks leaving a factory, in a row. Vehicular traffic on the roads. Women talk on a sidewalk. A boy watches a man, wearing an apron, ringing a handbell on the sidewalk. Several people on the street.
Two butchers wheel a cart loaded with meat. Crowd entering a department store or mall. View of street from above, behind two horse sculptures, suspended from building. Man, in open chauffered car, smokes cigar and reads newspaper. Vehicular traffic on the road. Men ride bicycles. Shops lined on the sides of the street. Barge traffic on river. Man cleans window inside office building with view of Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom) outside. View of passersby from inside a flower shop with water running down its windows. Men drink beer, standing at cafe counter. Electric trolley car (tram) passes on street. Doubledecker buses and elevated train are seen at Xanderplatz. View of feet of people boarding bus. View from top deck of bus. Park and sidewalk vendors.