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Jewish refugees arrive from Shanghai

Film | Accession Number: 1994.119.1 | RG Number: RG-60.2212 | Film ID: 855

Jewish refugees from Shanghai arrive by ship in San Francisco, CA. CUs smiling passengers (women, men, children, well-dressed), babies, waving groups. Lots of joy. 01:02:41:17 Four adults from left, Paul Gordin, his mother Raisa (Sachin) Schwartzberg, an unknown woman, and William Schwartzberg (Raisa's husband). Speech to group from balcony (by Macky Gaberman?, escort leader of refugees).


Film Title
Universal Newsreel outtakes
Duration
00:04:13
Date
Event:  1949 February 21
Locale
San Francisco, CA, United States
Language
Silent
Genre/Form
Outtakes.
Credit
Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration

About This Film

Contributor
Producer: Universal News
B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Mixed
Time Code
01:01:13:00 to 01:05:26:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 855 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Master 855 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Master 855 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Master 855 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 855 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Preservation 855 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Preservation 855 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Preservation 855 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Special Collection
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Film Provenance
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in September 1994.
Note
Paul Gordin (born in Harbin, China), Raisa Sachin Schwartzberg (born in Siberia), and William Schwartzberg (born in Vladivostok) had settled in Shanghai. In this footage, the family arrives in San Francisco from China on their way to New York where they would board another ship to Israel where they emigrated in 1949. Eventually, all three re-settled in New York.
Copied From
b/w
Film Source
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
File Number
Legacy Database File: 2084
Source Archive Number: 200 UN 6076x2

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
Copyright
Public Domain
Conditions on Use
To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 22:02:34
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