Jewish refugees arrive from Shanghai

Identifier
irn1001537
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.119.1
  • RG-60.2212
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
  • Universal News (Producer)

Scope and Content

Jewish refugees from Shanghai arrive by ship in San Francisco, CA. CUs smiling passengers (women, men, children, well-dressed), babies, waving groups. Lots of joy. 01:02:41:17 Four adults from left, Paul Gordin, his mother Raisa (Sachin) Schwartzberg, an unknown woman, and William Schwartzberg (Raisa's husband). Speech to group from balcony (by Macky Gaberman?, escort leader of refugees).

Note(s)

  • Paul Gordin (born in Harbin, China), Raisa Sachin Schwartzberg (born in Siberia), and William Schwartzberg (born in Vladivostok) had settled in Shanghai. In this footage, the family arrives in San Francisco from China on their way to New York where they would board another ship to Israel where they emigrated in 1949. Eventually, all three re-settled in New York.

Subjects

  • BABIES
  • WOMEN
  • SHIPS
  • SPEECHES
  • REFUGEES
  • UNITED STATES
  • REFUGEES (JEWISH)
  • CHILDREN

Places

  • San Francisco, CA, United States

Genre

  • Film
  • Outtakes.
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