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Postwar: Verdoner family at the beach

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2002.182.1 | RG Number: RG-60.3398 | Film ID: 2497

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    Postwar: Verdoner family at the beach

    Overview

    Description
    "Zandvoort 1946. Joke ping pong. Kinderen bad, strand" EXT, Yoka Verdoner playing table tennis. Francisca Verdoner walking among cabanas at the beach in Zandvoort, near Haarlem, the Verdoner family's summer vacation spot. This footage was shot post war. The Verdoner children were hidden children. Their mother Hilde was deported to Auschwitz where she perished. CU of the children at the beach. Yoka and Otto are present as are other children, young adults and adults. They play together in the sand. VS of the children tumbling and doing head stands on the beach.

    "Zomer 1946. Padedestoelen" MCUs the children swimming in the ocean along with the adults. MCU, Yoka eating grapes at the beach, sharing them with the other children. Yoka blowing bubbles. Francisca doing gymnastics.
    Duration
    00:05:00
    Date
    Event:  Summer 1946
    Production:  1946
    Locale
    Hilversum, Netherlands
    Zandvoort, Netherlands
    Credit
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, gift of Francisca Verdoner Kan, Otto Verdoner, and Yoka Verdoner
    Contributor
    Camera Operator: Gerrit Verdoner
    Biography
    The Verdoner Family - Gerrit and Hilde Verdoner, their children Yoka (b.1934), Francisca (b.1937) and Otto (b.1939) - were Jewish. In May 1940, when the Germans overran the Netherlands, Nazi decrees aimed specifically at Jews forced Gerrit out of his business and Yoka out of her second grade class. When the Nazis commandeered their home, the Verdoners went to live with Gerrit's parents in Amsterdam. Shortly thereafter, Gerrit and Hilde decided to place the children in hiding. Their foresight enabled the children to survive and save these family films. Hilde entered Westerbork on December 18, 1942, while Gerrit had a job with the Jewish Council. On September 29, 1943, after the collapse of the Jewish Council and Gerrit's narrow escape from the Germans, Gerrit found refuge in a hideout on a farm. On January 8, 1944 Hilde was sent to Auschwitz. After the war, Gerrit managed to reunite with his children and other surviving family members. The Verdoners emigrated to the US in 1946.

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent
    Genre/Form
    Amateur.
    B&W / Color
    Color
    Image Quality
    Good
    Time Code
    07:10:05:00 to 07:15:05:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2497 Film: positive - 8 mm - b&w and color - print
      Master 2498 Film: positive - 8 mm - b&w and color - print
      Master 2499 Film: positive - 8 mm - b&w and color - print
      Master 2497 Film: positive - 8 mm - b&w and color - print
      Master 2498 Film: positive - 8 mm - b&w and color - print
      Master 2499 Film: positive - 8 mm - b&w and color - print
      Master 2497 Film: positive - 8 mm - b&w and color - print
      Master 2498 Film: positive - 8 mm - b&w and color - print
      Master 2499 Film: positive - 8 mm - b&w and color - print
      Master 2497 Film: positive - 8 mm - b&w and color - print
      Master 2498 Film: positive - 8 mm - b&w and color - print
      Master 2499 Film: positive - 8 mm - b&w and color - print
      Master 2497 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
      Master 2497 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
      Master 2497 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
      Master 2497 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2497 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2497 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2497 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2497 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    Conditions on Use
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum places no restrictions on use of this material. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this film footage.

    Keywords & Subjects

    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    The Verdoner Family Collection of 8mm films was jointly donated by Francisca Verdoner Kan, Otto Verdoner, and Yoka Verdoner to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in May 2002.
    Film Source
    Otto Verdoner
    Yoka Verdoner
    Francisca Verdoner Kan
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 3406
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 08:05:04
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