David Kurtz Collection
- Collection Summary
- Glenn Kurtz donated home movies documenting the European vacation made by his grandparents and some friends in 1938. In addition to scenes shot in Switzerland, The Netherlands, France, England, and on their return journey on the Queen Mary, the original film shows the Jewish quarter in the David Kurtz's hometown of Nasielsk, Poland, in stunning color and black and white. Highlights include people exiting the local synagogue, street scenes, and family mingling with local townspeople. Only approximately 80 of the 3,000 Jews living in Nasielsk in 1939 survived the war. One reel of 16mm film (14 minutes)
- Credit
- US Holocaust Memorial Museum, gift of Glenn Kurtz
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July 23-30, 1938
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July 31-August 2, 1938
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1938 August 04
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August 7-17, 1938
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August 11-25, 1938
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1938 September 05
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August 1-15, 1938
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1938 August 04
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1938 August
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Record last modified: 2022-07-28 22:00:48
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Americans travel to Europe on Nieuw Amsterdam ship
Film | Accession Number: 2009.31.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4824 | Film ID: 2870
Touring Volendam
Film | Accession Number: 2009.31.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4825 | Film ID: 2870
Jewish quarter of Nasielsk
Film | Accession Number: 2009.31.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4826 | Film ID: 2870
Four Americans visit Lake Lucerne
Film | Accession Number: 2009.31.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4827 | Film ID: 2870
Kurtz family and friends on European tour in the south of France, Paris, and Switzerland
Film | Accession Number: 2009.31.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4828 | Film ID: 2870
Kurtz family and friends approach New York City
Film | Accession Number: 2009.31.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4829 | Film ID: 2870
Touring Volendam and Brussels
Film | Accession Number: 2009.31.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4830 | Film ID: 2870
Jewish quarter in Poland
Film | Accession Number: 2009.31.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4831 | Film ID: 2870
Visiting Switzerland
Film | Accession Number: 2009.31.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4832 | Film ID: 2870
Also in This Collection
Kurtz family documents
Document
Consists of photographs and correspondence documenting the travels of David and Lena (Liza) Kurtz in Europe in the summers of 1937 and 1938, including trips to Lena's hometown of Berezne, Poland, in 1937, and to David's hometown of Nasielsk, Poland, in 1938. Includes still photographs taken of both trips and correspondence sent to the Kurtz's daughter Shirley.
