Ein Lämmchen, ein Lämmchen!

December 2, 2005 10:31 AM

Please help me locate a place to buy a copy of the german animated short from 1930 called Das Lämmchen (the original title seems to be Chad Gadjo.

I saw this film on a visit to the Jewish Musem in Berlin. Appearantly it was based on a Jewish poem or song. I've already emailed the museum about it. Getting my hands on this film would mean incredibly much to me, and I would be willing to pay for it.

Note that I'm not located in Germany, so some kind of webshop would be great. But if you know of any non-Internet place that sells it, I'd still like to know about it. I'd really do a lot to get my hands on this.

posted by cheerleaders_to_your_funeral to Media & Arts (1 answer total)

I'm afraid I can't help with the film, but for what it's worth, Chad Gadjo (better English transcription Khad Gadyo) is the Ashkenazic/Yiddish version of Aramaic חד גדיא khad gadya 'only kid,' which is the name of a popular Passover song (there's a nice history here). I wonder if the film was in any way related to this book by Uriel and Menachem Birnbaum (1920)? Anyway, good luck with your quest!
posted by languagehat at 11:51 AM on December 2, 2005