A small boy walking in front of 7 camels along a dusty road in Amman, Transjordan (under British mandate for Palestine; later Amman Jordan). They move suddenly and startle the boy. He poses for the camera as the camels pass. Then he runs away with another boy. Views of Amman, from overlooking hilltop. Inhabitants engaged in ordinary pursuits. Several cars on the road. Merchants with goods in burlap bags, and on carts. A fuel truck and a car drive past the camera. A small contingent of policemen stand in formation.
Honor guards of uniformed policemen take their places on both sides of King Faisal Street, in front of Al Husseini Mosque (K. Talal St. 1, Amman, Jordan), as officials begin to arrive for Friday prayers. Prime Minister Ibrahim Pasha Ashim and Minister of National Education Sheikh Fihmi (in white turban) arrive in chauffeured car. An open truck with a machine gunner in back and several mounted lancers lead a 1942 Buick sedan carrying Emir Abdulla ibn El-Hussein. The police honor guard salute by presenting arms. Inside the Mosque courtyard, worshipers wash themselves before entering for prayers. Worshipers are seen inside the Mosque and outside, prostrating themselves in prayer. The Emir embraces ministers as he leaves and enters his car to drive away.
A film titled: 'Seeds of Destiny' on the reconstruction of Europe after World War 2. View of dark storm clouds racing across sky and lightning. Scene of bomb-damaged, war ravaged cities destroyed in World War 2. A tattered photograph of Hitler and Goering lies on muddy ground. Close-ups of legs and feet of children in poverty, some without shoes, wandering amid rubble in muddy streets of bomb-destroyed European cities and standing in a soup line to receive food. Close up of a poor, hungry boy receiving food from a ladle at a soup line. Children in poverty sit by a fire to war their hands; barefoot children in Europe walk through rubble and debris on the street. Children walking alone in war torn areas. Starved refugee citizens in Japan walk among rubble of bombed buildings. A line of children sitting, unable to stand up due to rickets. Views of boy and girl children suffering from neglect, abuse, mental trauma, and emotional trauma of war, loss, and grief. A boy who lost his entire family shows scar of burn on his leg. Children in a hospital suffering from war injuries, children suffering loss of limbs, emotional trauma, mental trauma. A girl bandaged up after suffering from grenade wounds. Two young boys play a billiards game and view of camera shows both boys are amputees missing one leg. A child whose growth was stunted by malnutrition and starvation. Young children scavenge for food among trash or refuse. A boy wheels two younger children in a wheelbarrow cart. Pack of children running and playing in rubble and ruins of bombed out buildings. Children begging for food. Neglected young boys standing in the street smoking cigarettes. A young boy smoking a cigar. Groups of sad looking, traumatized boy and girl children. Boys rummage through trash and cans looking for food. Three grave crosses on a hill amidst bomb rubble and destruction.
A film on the reconstruction of Europe after World War II. Image of Adolf Hitler speaking at a rally earlier in the war, with translation of some of his words superimposed on the image. Stone heaps in a European city following bombing in World War 2. A sign for Hazelaarstraat (area of Amsterdam, Netherlands.) Rubble of destroyed buildings. The ruins of a church. Closeup views of address numbers in a city, including 6, 24, and 40, each followed by scenes of rubble and twisted metal. Woman emerges from a cave dwelling with a young child. A sad woman holding a young child. Close-up view of a rat emerging from a hole in a wallboard, walking directly toward camera position. Person placing a blanket on a crying baby. A sign board on a street reads, "Danger: Typhus carried by lice." Children (possibly Italian) gathered with water vessels near a well, collecting what appears to be dirty water. A boy lying in a hospital bed, with images of Christ and Italian writing above bed. Hand taking down a hospital chart record. "Napoli" visible on chart implying Naples, Italy. Hungry men, women, and children in Greece, living in poverty, are seen scavenging for food from trash cans. Sign on wall behind reads, "ΚΟΣΜΙΚΟΝ." Arms of women holding water pitchers, standing in a group waiting for water. A desperate looking woman holding a half-clothed sleeping child in her arms. A young boy holding the leg of an adult and crying. A carriage of a undertaker or funeral service driving away on a street.
A film on the reconstruction of Europe after World War II. Past events show German Chancellor Adolf Hitler addressing the German soldiers for the destruction of the cities. Corpses piled up in a Nazi concentration camp in Europe, victims of Nazi atrocities. Ropes, cords, and whip that had been used for torture of atrocity victims are seen hanging on a wall. Bodies of children dead following attacks by Japan. View of crematorium ovens in a Nazi camp, with bones in doorway of an open oven door. Bones piled up in a concentration camp. A crucifix of Christ standing amidst church ruins. Hitler youth seen playing drums at a Hitler youth rally. Close up of Adolf Hitler giving hail sign to a group. Close-up of uniform of a German Nazi officer and uniform of an Imperial Japanese officer. Image of German General Gerd von Rundstedt and slate on screen displaying some of his words spoken at the beginning of World War 2, advocating for mass destruction of Germany's enemies and systematic malnutrition and starvation of the oppostion. Views of starved infant and toddler age children in hospital beds under care of physicians following rescue and liberation. Several of the infants are crying.
Reconstruction of Europe after World War II. In Axis countries like Germany, children who suffered through war in Europe are seen gathered together on the street, many German boys and girls looking sad and hungry. Rubble of destroyed houses and buildings. Citizens walk through debris. Group of children lick metal pans laying on the ground and scavenge for food in a pile. Other people living in poverty are seen scavenging for food in trash cans and dust bins. A woman scrapes a trash can with a spoon and eats while a boy looks on. A riot and mayhem among citizens seeking relief and food. Faces of upset citizens, with many looking scared, sad, and angry. Sick, starved infant child lying in bed.
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