UJA fundraising film about Jewish refugees

Identifier
irn1004628
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2000.621.1
  • RG-60.1364
Dates
1 Jan 1962 - 31 Dec 1962
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Emil Knebel was a cinematographer known for Andante (2010), Adam (1973), and Wild Is My Love (1963). He was one of the cameramen who recorded daily coverage of the Eichmann trial in Jerusalem (produced by Capital Cities Broadcasting Corp and later held academic positions in Israel and New York teaching filmmaking at universities. Refer to CV in file.

Scope and Content

From Cinematography of the Holocaust catalog: The long journey, by train, then bus, and then by ship, until refugees finally reach Israel. The poor facilities and the lack of care for the patients and the urgency for help. A former prison is used as a mental institution because no other facilities were available at that time. Shotlist: Jewish refugees arriving. CREDITS. GV: City (Vienna?). Train arriving at station and refugees alighting. Refugees proceeding to waiting bus. Jewish Agency official processing papers. GVs: Transit camp. Refugees at transit camp, having meal. Pictures of Israel. Child having medical check-up. Man sleeping. Woman sewing. Man praying. CU: Welcome sign in Hebrew. Refugees and boarding bus. Buses leaving transit camp. Refugees alighting into station. Boarding train. Train setting off and refugees waving. Busy docks. Passports being checked. Refugees in another transit camp, washing, eating and praying in synagogue. Refugees waiting with luggage and boarding another bus. Bus leaving. Ship flying Israeli flag. Refugees at docks. Ship. Haifa bay. Ship arriving. Immigrants disembarking and greeting relatives. GV: Customs hall. Jewish Agency building. Immigrants embracing. Aged immigrants. Malben home. GVs: Natzrat Ilit. Immigrants arriving. Immigrants shown into new apartment. View from window. Immigrants in Ulpan. GV: Haifa. More immigrants and development in Israel. Bus, ship and immigrants with suitcases. Closing CREDITS and appeal.

Note(s)

  • Producer: Paul Victor Falkenberg Executive producer: Ariel Margulies, Harriet Schoenback Assistant director: Alice Falkenberg Script: Raphael Levy On-screen commentary: Herbert A. Friedman (UJA, Executive Vice-Chairman) Text: David Mark, Katherine Bregman, Harriet Schoenback Supervision: Raphael Levy Camera supervision: Irving R. Dickman Editing: Anita Asch Music: Dov Seltzer Narration: Ruth Gruber Michaelis

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