Anna went to the cinema, which was located opposite the cathedral, in a house of Piotrowski family, at the corner of Okopowa Street (currently 11 listopada) and Długa Street (currently Bishop Ignacy Świrski Street).

The first cinema in the history of Siedlce opened its doors on July 1, 1908. It occupied the house of Piasecki at 19 Ogrodowa Street (currently Sienkiewicz Street) and was known as “Éclair”.

The second cinema in the city was called “Moderne” and opened on November 13, 1909. The building was erected for the Russian governor, during the partitions. Its current address is 60 Bishop Ignacy Świrski Street.

The founder of the cinema had leased the summer theatre building in the park since 1912. During the summer, he organised film screenings here for which he paid the city a 30 rubles fee per month.

In 1923, the cinema “Moderne” was moved to a new location at 9 Piękna Street (currently Kazimierz Pułaski Street). It also changed its name to “Svetovid”. After the war, the cinema was still in the same place. The residents of Siedlce remember it as the cinema “Alliance”. Since 2011, the building has been used by the Municipal Cultural Centre for the “Arts Academy Piękna 7”.

Anna Kahan went often to the cinema “Moderne” when it was still located at 1 Długa Street. From her notes, we can infer that a visit to the cinema was an important cultural event. This was not only associated with the screening of the film but also discussing it and making in-depth analysis on the way home.

On Friday, January 8, 1915, Anna liked the film The White Slave that she had watched that day. In her diary she wrote,

“They’re playing a nice picture at the “Modern”: The White Slave. The girls ask me to go to see it with them. I haven’t seen a picture for such a long time! I promise to meet them after supper.

The place is packed. Music is playing. I see many familiar faces. The picture is interesting. After it’s over a woman appears on stage, singing vulgar couplets. She spoils the show for me.”

A week later, the cinema was playing Rome in the Time of Nero. This time the music was rated more highly than the story line.

On Sunday, May 9, 1915, Anna Kahan went out after work with her friend Itka to see The Days of Our Life, a play from 1909 by Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev. They finished work after 10 p.m. By the time they went in the play had already started. Despite the late hour and the rain, the girls were very happy with the evening. They were excited about the music and the mood of the evening.

Now we head towards the east. Walking down Bishop Ignacy Świrski Street, we go past the aforementioned seat of the Diocesan Museum.