March of Time -- outtakes -- Refugees; Jewish shelter; London, England
Creator(s)
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- Adolph Michaelson (Subject)
- J.S. Hodgson (Camera Operator)
- March of Time, Inc. (Producer)
Biographical History
Adolph and Sarah Michaelson lived in an apartment in the shelter building on Mansell Street and raised a family of five children there. Adolph (Hebrew name Asher) was born in Izbica, near Lublin, on 18 December 1884. His original name was Mikolovski. Sarah Roth was born in KIalisz, Poland on 5 January 1885. They were married in London on 11 July 1911.
Scope and Content
Jewish shelter on Mansell Street, Whitechapel, London, England. Permanent institution for helping poor Jews, housing approximately 120 refugees (mostly Austrian). Dining hall, crowded, free meals. Adolph and Sarah Michaelson, the Superintendant and Matron of the shelter from about 1912 until 1940, appear in this sequence (Adolph is the gentleman with the mustache standing at 06:01:13 and at right at 06:01:35. Sarah wears a lace collar in the doorway at 06:02:40. Their daughter, Esther (known as Elsie, b. 1915), is the third serving person in a white coat who comes into the dining room at 06:01:55). CU boys eating. Waitresses, people dining. General view of the recreation room. CUs, scenes of activities, refugees at shelter. CU, refugee typing. General view of sleeping quarters at shelter. EXT, Jewish shelter with refugees entering and leaving. CU, name plate at side of door, "Jews' temporary shelter" and Hebrew below.
Note(s)
Cameraman's dope sheets in departmental files. See Story 1042, Film ID 55 for duplicate footage.
Subjects
- EATING
- ENGLAND
- JEWS
- AUSTRIA
- CHILDREN
- POVERTY
- REFUGEES (JEWISH)
- REFUGEES
- MARCH OF TIME
- FOOD
Places
- London, England
Genre
- Outtakes.
- Film