Building a synagogue in Rotterdam; celebrating Hannukah
Creator(s)
- Eli Schaap
- Maurits Schaap (Camera Operator)
Biographical History
Maurits Schaap was in hiding in Axel near Zeeuws-Vlaanderen.
Scope and Content
Street sign, "Walenburger Weg." In Rotterdam. INT, wood workshop. Building a synagogue in the late 1930s close enough to the Schaap family home so the elder Salomon Schaap could walk there; the synagogue was not destroyed during WWII. 06:22:07 Star of David on door. Men carry wood into doorway. Menorah in INT of workshop/store. Hebrew letters on tiles Men unload materials for work on synagogue. 06:26:08 INT, crowd of religious Jews. Cantor sings. Men in top-hats and tuxedoes. Bride and groom under pieces of cloth. Light candles. Wedding. Bride and groom smile and shake hands. Little boy lights menorah. Children wearing Hebrew letters, dressed like dreidels. Children dance and sing, look at camera. Crowd of children with a few adults watch a play.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Eli Schaap
Note(s)
Videotape label: "Father's movies: 1930s events, Reels 1A,1B,1C,2A,3A,3B"
Subjects
- WORKERS
- STARS OF DAVID
- RELIGIOUS SERVICES (JEWISH)
- CANTORS
- THEATERS
- HEBREW
- HOLIDAYS (HANNUKAH)
- CHILDREN (JEWISH)
- SYNAGOGUES
- JEWS
- JEWISH LIFE (PRE-WAR)
- WEDDINGS
Places
- Rotterdam, Netherlands
Genre
- Amateur.
- Film