Kan family: daily life in Netherlands; children at play
Creator(s)
- Ms. Betsy Klein
- Robert F. Kan (Subject)
- Robert F. Kan
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
House shot from across the street. Jeanne and children on sidewalk. Two children walk hand in hand in backyard. Four older men look down hill in yard, woman and two children in BG. Children stand by a window looking out. 01:10:14 Two older women stand next to little girl (Betsy?) and watch the little boy walk towards the camera. Little boy (Robert?) walks around the yard and plays with a ball. Woman and children cross street, walking. Boy eats in chair and points to the camera with Betsy(?) on the right. Shot of both children. 01:11:43 Scenes of a band playing on the beach. People gathered around listing to the music. Little girl runs across the sand towards the camera. Hand-made title card with sun and water "Einde". Children (older than before) play and run on the street while the adults look on. Frits, Jeanne, an older woman, and three children (Robert, Betsy, and an older brother) walk toward the camera. CUs, toddler Robert.
Subjects
- PLAYING
- FAMILIES
- CHILDREN (JEWISH)
- NETHERLANDS
- JEWISH LIFE (PRE-WAR)
- BEACHES
- JEWS
Places
- , Netherlands
Genre
- Amateur.
- Film