Schiffer family relatives in a village in Slovakia

Identifier
irn708142
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2019.127
  • RG-60.7017
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • John (János) Schiffer
  • László Schiffer (Camera Operator)

Biographical History

László (Laci) Schiffer was a projectionist by trade who had emigrated from Budapest, Hungary to the United States in 1921. He married Marcsa Fried in New York.

Scope and Content

Goats walk through village of Gelnica, Slovakia. (00:44) Three adults (including Ernö and Laci Schiffer’s sister Lola and her husband Nathan Engel) walk on the street. (00:59) Boats in a lake. Golnic River nearby. “Danubius r.t. Budapest Pathé 9.5”

Subjects

  • SLOVAKIA
  • FARMERS/FARMING
  • JEWS
  • VILLAGES
  • RIVERS
  • BOATS
  • JEWISH LIFE (PRE-WAR)
  • FAMILIES

Places

  • Gelnica, Slovakia

Genre

  • Film
  • Amateur.
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