Schermeister family puts on a play for the camera, 1936
Creator(s)
- Lis Kischinovsky (Subject)
- Dov Kischinovsky
Biographical History
The films show Lis Kischinovsky (nee Schermeister, b. August 11, 1922) and her family in Denmark during the 1920s and 1930s. On the morning of Rosh Hashana in October 1943, the Schermeister family was warned of the impending round-up. Lis and her boyfriend left Copenhagen for Snekkersten, where the family had spent many vacations. They were then smuggled to Sweden by a fisherman and landed at Landskrona, where they met up with the rest of the Schermeister family who arrived on another shipping vessel. The next day Lis's father Bernhard, a milliner who is seen frequently in this film footage, committed suicide. The Schermeister family remained in Stockholm until 1945, when they returned to Copenhagen. They found their apartment inhabited by other people but a neighbor had stored all of their possessions for them. The donor, Dov (Bjorn) Kischinovksy, was born in Copenhagen in 1950 to Lis and Avraham Kischinovsky. Dov has an older brother, Mogens, born in 1947.
Scope and Content
The Schermeister family play act in the yard at their vacation home in Snekkersten. Edith, the donor's grandmother, appears dressed up in an overcoat, hat, and purse. She sits on a bench and beckons one of the girls. Bernhard whispers in her ear and sits next to her on the bench. View from behind as the girls dress Bernhard in his wife's costume clothing. Bernhard shows off, juggles oranges. One of the girls (Jeanne?) is shown wearing the same outfit. She sits at a table and knits. Her sisters come into the shot and stand beside her.
Note(s)
Title on DVD: "Villamary Snekkersten"
Subjects
- JEWISH LIFE (PRE-WAR)
- VACATIONS
- CHILDREN (JEWISH)
- PERFORMANCES
- DENMARK
- FAMILIES
- JEWS
Places
- Snekkersten, Denmark
Genre
- Film
- Amateur.