Visiting Switzerland
Creator(s)
- Mr. Glenn Kurtz
- David Kurtz (Camera Operator)
Biographical History
David and Lena (Liza) Kurtz travelled to Europe from New York in 1938. Both were born in Poland and emigrated to the U.S. in the 1890s. David founded the American Blouse Company in the 1920s, later named the David Kurtz Shirt Company. The couple had three children. While abroad in 1938, David took 16mm film of the trip, including color street scenes of a Jewish quarter in Nasielsk, Poland (David and Louis's hometown). The trip was made with three friends, Louis and Lillian Malina, and Louis's sister, Essie Malina Diamond, who appear frequently on camera. David died in 1958; Liza lived to the age of 96.
Scope and Content
On a boat in Switzerland, views of villages, including Hotel Beaux-Rivage and Hotel "Gotthard" (sign). Seaside views of mountains.
Subjects
- VACATIONS
- JEWISH LIFE (PRE-WAR)
- MOUNTAINS
- SWITZERLAND
- HOTELS
- SHIPS
- JEWS
Places
- , Switzerland
Genre
- Amateur.
- Film
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