Jewish family in Slovakia

Identifier
irn708143
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2019.127
  • RG-60.7018
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

Pan, fenced estate in Gelnica, Slovakia. (01:00) Lola Engel (nee Schiffer) calls on a dog outside the estate. Three people (including Ernö’s sister Lola and her husband Nathan Engel) walk along the sidewalk and wave. Pan, steeple, and other buildings in the small town. “Danubius r.t. Budapest Pathé 9.5”

Subjects

  • FAMILIES
  • CHURCHES
  • VILLAGES
  • SLOVAKIA
  • DOGS
  • JEWISH LIFE (PRE-WAR)
  • JEWS
  • HOUSES

Places

  • Gelnica, Slovakia

Genre

  • Film
  • Amateur.
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