Raw images of London E1 and the disappearing Jewish East End

Hessel Street, E1 is today a quiet tower block-studded side street, rich with Indian subcontinent roots; there's little trace of Whitechapel's former terraces and large Jewish community. Over 50 years ago, as developers moved in, Jewish Hungarian émigré Robert Vas arrived with modest funding and a 16mm camera. His Jewish Chronicle- and BFI-supported project saw light of day as the magnificent The Vanishing Street (1962). What you see here is some of Vas's raw footage.