Touring Paris

Identifier
irn1003611
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2003.459
  • RG-60.4203
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Jacob Herz (Camera Operator)
  • Belle E. Moser

Biographical History

Jacob Herz immigrated to the United States from Poland in 1912. He had two daughters - Judith Hirsch (nee Herz) and Belle E. Moser (nee Herz, the donor). Jacob's father was a farmer in Wola, Poland. Later, he was shot in front of his home because he was unable to climb into the wagon used to deport the rest of the family.

Scope and Content

Family footage of the Herz family vacation in Europe in 1937. Footage shows images of Jewish-American life before World War II with its European roots. LS, Versailles. Plaza, park in Paris, horse and buggy. Woman running towards the camera. Paris street scenes and shots of the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower. Crowds.

Note(s)

  • Film was transferred by Brodsky and Treadway. This film was preserved with a 2010 National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) cash grant.

Subjects

  • FRANCE
  • VACATIONS
  • FAMILIES
  • JEWS
  • JEWISH LIFE (PRE-WAR)
  • STREETS
  • EIFFEL TOWER
  • VERSAILLES (PALACE)
  • ARC DE TRIOMPHE
  • CROWDS

Places

  • , France
  • Paris, France

Genre

  • Film
  • Amateur.
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