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War damage; Himmler's greenhouse; Zeilsheim DP Camp

Film | Accession Number: 2021.89 | RG Number: RG-60.7169 | Film ID: 4507

Albert Scher served with the U.S. military intelligence between November 1945 and May 1946. The film of "Germany" includes coverage of war damage in Frankfurt, Air force station at Eschborn (Wiesbaden air force base), Orly airbase near Paris, Himmler’s greenhouse in Frankfurt (color), daily life in the Zeilsheim DP camp, soccer match, and children in costume for Purim.

01:09:27 to 01:18:06 - Zeilsheim sequence. Assembly center entrance sign. EXTs. Camp life, crowd of DPs. DP policeman. DPs get into car leaving for Palestine via Itay. Hand-made sign on building: "We Want to Go! We Have to Go! We Will Go to Palestine!" Memorial stone monument. Flag on tall pole in camp. EXTs, living conditions, DPs, parked jeeps, buildings. Police force fake an arrest. Market, food. Soccer match between Jewish and Polish DPs, CUs of athletes, referees, audience. Brief shot of children in Purim costumes (wearing their parents' clothing).


Film Title
II Germany -- Albert Scher -- amateur
Film Collection Title
Albert Scher Collection
Duration
00:18:58
Date
Event:  1945 November-1946 May
Locale
Zeilsheim, Germany
Frankfurt, Germany
Germany
Language
Silent
Genre/Form
Amateur.
Credit
Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Museum of Jewish Heritage

About This Film

Contributor
Camera Operator: Albert Scher
Biography
Albert Scher was attached to US military intelligence after World War II. He was stationed at USFEF Supreme Headquarters, first in Paris, then from November 1945 to May 1946 in Frankfurt. During this time, he visited Zeilsheim DP camp, befriending residents and workers, taking photographs and 8mm film footage with a Bolex camera. He learned about Zeilsheim shortly after arriving in Frankfurt. He attended Friday night service sponsored by the National Jewish Welfare Board, where a chaplain mentioned the camp.Scher visited the camp on his first free day and met Rabbi Joseph Lookstein who was helping Jewish DPs immigrate to Palestine. Scher was able to use his special connections and privileges to assist Lookstein and the DPs.
B&W / Color
Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Excellent
Time Code
01:00:00:00 to 01:18:06:00
Special Collection
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Film Provenance
Albert Scher, the cameraman, donated this 8mm film to the Museum of Jewish Heritage in 1992. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum digitized several amateur film originals from the Museum of Jewish Heritage (New York) collections in 2019-2020.
Note
Mr. Scher recorded a sound documentation videotape of the film with MJH curators in April 1993.
Copied From
8mm bw and color reversal
Film Source
Museum of Jewish Heritage
File Number
Source Archive Number: MI 92-0037M
Lender Number: IL2019.1.3

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
Copyright
Museum of Jewish Heritage
Conditions on Use
For permission to reproduce and use the materials, contact the Museum of Jewish Heritage at collections@mjhnyc.org with the subject line "Reference Inquiry" or "Licensing Request".

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 22:05:20
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