Sally and Erna Isenberg tour Geneva and vicinity
Creator(s)
- Mark Isenberg
- Solomon (Sally) Isenberg (Camera Operator)
Biographical History
Sally (Salomon) and Erna (nee Marx) Isenberg and their three children, Artur, Helmut, and Norbert, lived in Saarbrücken (Germany), Zurich (Switzerland), Loerrach (Germany), and Vaduz (Liechtenstein). Artur came to the United States to attend Harvard University before 1938. The others immigrated in October 1938. The boys served their new country in WWII. Artur worked for the Office of War Information. Helmut and Norbert were deployed overseas in the U.S. Army. Identified family members appearing in the two reels of family film include (the relations to Norbert are indicated): 1) Norbert Isenberg, father of donor, Mark Isenberg, and youngest boy of Sally and Erna (1923-2004) 2) Sally Isenberg; father (1889-1961) 3) Erna Isenberg (nee Marx); mother (1894-1962) 4) Artur, brother (1917-2006) 5) Helmut, brother (1919-1992) 6) Bertha Marx (nee Salomon), maternal grandmother 7) Alice Marx, maternal aunt 8) Julie Isenberg (nee Stahl) paternal grandmother 9) Sigmund Isenberg, paternal uncle 10) Rosa Isenberg (nee Stern), Sigmund's wife 11) Bertha Greif (nee Isenberg), paternal aunt 12) Leo Greif, Bertha's husband 13) Margot Greif, first cousin 14) Nathan Stahl, great uncle (Julie's brother), survived Theresienstadt 15) Hermine Stahl (Nathan's wife), died in Theresienstadt on November 3, 1942 16) Hildegard Stahl Loeb (adopted daughter) 17) Henriette Suesskind (nee Marx), maternal aunt (1882-1940) 18) Rickchen Stahl, paternal great aunt (1858-1933) 19) and 20) Sophie Stern (nee Katzenstein), Rosa's mother, and Sophie Stern's sister 21) Sigmund Stern, Rosa's brother
Scope and Content
[VQ begins poor] Erna in bed. EXT of Geneva with apartments and river. Another view of Erna reading or writing in bed followed by city views. 01:00:34 An outdoor entertaining space on street level. Street scenes and lake-views. People with umbrellas on a platform. CUs of Erna eating. Cat jumps off ledge. Erna Isenberg walks by a train. Erna types on a typewriter. Scenic views of landscape. INT, pan of dining room with tables and waiters in tuxedos. Views of a boat on a lake from hotel window. City street scenes, bicycles, traffic. 01:04:05 Entrance to Hotel Beau Rivage in Geneva, Switzerland. Park and ornate church. People exit the hotel and tour the city. 01:04:50 Quick view of a man in uniform carrying a bag. Boat on Lake Geneva. 01:05:14 Sally Isenberg walks toward the camera, followed by Erna. More lake views. People (possibly Henriette Susskind beside Erna) board a boat with dining room, views of shore. Boat docks, sign: "Morges", more lake views from boat journey. Train on mountainside. Touring lakeside city by car showing broad boulevards and narrow alleys. 01:07:30 Erna gets out of the car, eats at a café outdoors. 01:07:55 Schoolgirls dressed in uniform walk along street. Views of the lake, countryside, castles from boat. Erna in a fur-lined coat walks toward camera - sightseeing near old stone building, narrow streets, country homes, and harbor. Erna walks toward camera with car in BG, sightseeing, castle, lake views. 01:12:18 Back in city, people board a tram. Red Cross truck. Pedestrians line streets. Boy walks dogs on leash. Pan of street scene. Erna peers into shop windows. Dog. Boat on lake. People board a boat (possibly including Henriette with Erna), water, boat mechanic, etc. Sally on-deck at 01:14:38.
Note(s)
See files for technical details about the original 16mm films, such as travel ghosting, film grain, or varying exposures.
Identified family members appearing in the two reels of family film include (the relations to Norbert are indicated): 1) Norbert Isenberg, father of donor, Mark Isenberg, and youngest boy of Sally and Erna (1923-2004) 2) Sally Isenberg; father (1889-1961) 3) Erna Isenberg (nee Marx); mother (1894-1962) 4) Artur, brother (1917-2006) 5) Helmut, brother (1919-1992) 6) Bertha Marx (nee Salomon), maternal grandmother 7) Alice Marx, maternal aunt 8) Julie Isenberg (nee Stahl) paternal grandmother 9) Sigmund Isenberg, paternal uncle 10) Rosa Isenberg (nee Stern), Sigmund's wife 11) Bertha Greif (nee Isenberg), paternal aunt 12) Leo Greif, Bertha's husband 13) Margot Greif, first cousin 14) Nathan Stahl, great uncle (Julie's brother), survived Theresienstadt 15) Hermine Stahl (Nathan's wife), died in Theresienstadt on November 3, 1942 16) Hildegard Stahl Loeb (adopted daughter) 17) Henriette Suesskind (nee Marx), maternal aunt (1882-1940) 18) Rickchen Stahl, paternal great aunt (1858-1933) 19) and 20) Sophie Stern (nee Katzenstein), Rosa's mother, and Malchen Stern (nee Katzenstein) 21) Sigmund Stern, Rosa's first cousin 22) Hans Susskind, Norbert's first cousin, incarcerated in a camp in Morocco 23) Herbert Goldsmith, Julie's nephew
Subjects
- STREETS
- CITIES
- EATING
- PALACES/CASTLES
- SHOPS
- HARBORS
- BOATS
- LAKES
- JEWS
- TRAINS
- RED CROSS
- VACATIONS
- JEWISH LIFE (PRE-WAR)
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY
- AUTOMOBILES
- HOTELS
- FAMILIES
Places
- Geneva, Switzerland
Genre
- Film
- Amateur.