Jewish family in Poland
Creator(s)
- Harold Bland
- Leonard Bland (Camera Operator)
Biographical History
Herman and Lotte Bland emigrated from Poland to the United States settling in Chicago and Milwaukee. Herman (1893-1945) was born in Filipow and Lotte (Zlata Marks, 1896-1953) was born in Suwalki. In 1937, they decided to visit their birthplaces with their children, Leonard and Harold. They traveled from New York to Le Havre on the SS Normandie. Herman, a motion picture operator and theater owner, brought along a Bell and Howell 16mm motion picture camera. At the age of twenty, Leonard, shot most of the footage and thus is not pictured in the film.
Scope and Content
INTs, the Blands socialize with friends and their families, possibly in Warsaw as can indicates. Bland relatives pose for the camera outside, probably in Suwalki. They attempt to get their dog to pose with them. More family and friends posing. 00:11:45 Harold chases ducks, Herman apprehensively visits a wooden outhouse in Suwalki. More family portraits and close-ups.
Note(s)
Original metal reel labeled: "Reel 1" "Warsaw - Pauline's Family" "Families in Suwalk" "Moomie"
Subjects
- CHILDREN (JEWISH)
- JEWS
- JEWISH LIFE (PRE-WAR)
- FAMILIES
- POLES
Places
- Warsaw, Poland
- Suwalki, Poland
Genre
- Amateur.
- Film