Kan family vacations in Switzerland
Creator(s)
- Robert F. Kan (Subject)
- Robert F. Kan
- Ms. Betsy Klein
Biographical History
Born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Robert Kan and his family escaped the Nazis on May 13, 1940 and emigrated to Queens, New York via the Dutch East Indies. He received a BA in Economics from Hofstra Univeristy and worked for thirty years for the US government at the Department of Commerce, the Atomic Energy Commission, the National Science Foundation, and the American Embassy in Tokyo. After retiring from the government, he became a Certified Financial Planner. He was a lifelong Boy Scout and accomplished philatelist. He was married for 58 years to Francisca Verdoner Kan and had three daughters, Jeanette, Susan, and Eleanor.
Scope and Content
"Sint Moritz 1934" Family vacations to St. Moritz, Switzerland during the winter. Women getting off a train. Scenic views of the town. Mountain with snow (shot from a ski lift?). 01:00:55 Three people stand in front of a sign pointing to the "Corviglia Huette Resturant". People hiking up the mountain and views of the landscape with mountains, trees, and snow. 01:01:54 Some women and a man are shown relaxing on chairs in the sun and eating near the ski lodge. Shots of the lodge. 01:03:05 A woman ice skating. The camera shows the same people walking up towards the camera with the mountains and an ice rink in BG. Landscape shots of the mountains and people skiing downhill. 01:05:33 A man and a woman have lunch in a restaurant and the woman is shown fixing her hair. Footage becomes very grainy and difficult to see at 01:06:43 while a man sits on a bench near the skating rink. More shots of the snow resort area and people joking around for the camera. Mountains.
Subjects
- JEWS
- FAMILIES
- MOUNTAINS
- JEWISH LIFE (PRE-WAR)
- CHILDREN (JEWISH)
- WINTER
- SWITZERLAND
- SNOW
- VACATIONS
Places
- Saint Moritz, Switzerland
Genre
- Amateur.
- Film