Fritz Bauer Institut · Cinematography of the Holocaust


Secret Journey. The Story of Today's Immigrants. D: Falkenberg [US / IL, 1962]

ID

FBW000181      Short documentary

Country / Year

USA / Israel, 1962

Original Title

Secret Journey. The Story of Today's Immigrants

Directed by

Paul Victor Falkenberg

Produced by

Educational Documentary Films, New York, NY; for American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. (JDC), New York, NY / United Jewish Appeal (UJA), New York, NY / United Israel Appeal (UIA), New York, NY / New York Association for New Americans, New York, NY / Jewish Agency, Jerusalem

Staff

Producer: Paul Victor Falkenberg; Executive producer: Ariel Margulies, Harriet Schoenback; Assistent director: Alice Falkenberg; Script: Raphael Levy; On-screen commentary: Herbert A. Friedman (UJA, Executive Vice-Chairman); Text: David Mark, Katherine Bregman, Harriet Schoenback; Supervision: Raphael Levy; Camera: Emil Knebel, Rolf Michael Kneller, Fred Csasznik; Camera supervision: Irving R. Dickman; Editing: Anita Asch; Music: Dov Seltzer; Narration: Ruth Gruber Michaelis

Length

201,2 m / 18'20''

Format

16mm/sw/1:1,37

Remarks

1. In engl. Sprache.

Abstract

Fundraiser. Part 1: The long journey, by train, then bus, and then by ship, until refugees finally reach Israel. Part 2: The poor facilities and the lack of care for the patients and the urgency for help. A former prison is used as a mental institution because no other facilities were available at that time.

Subject Terms

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee; Immigration; Fundraising; Haifa; Israel; Jewish Agency; Ma'abarot; United Israel Appeal; United Jewish Appeal

Holdings

- Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive, Jerusalem: 159,5 m / 14'32''; 16mm
- United Jewish Welfare Board, Los Angeles, CA
- National Center for Jewish Film, Waltham, MA: 201,2 m / 18'20''; 16mm
- National Center for Jewish Film, Waltham, MA; 16mm; div. Kopien

Bibliography

- Koolik, Murry Wolf: A Content Analysis of Educational Films about Israel. (thesis), New York, NY: NYU, 1971
- Abraham F. Rad Jewish Film Archives (Hg.): Filmography. Catalogue of Jewish Films in Israel. Jerusalem: The Hebrew University, 1972
- N.N.: The Jewish Audio-Visual Review, New York, NY: National Council on Jewish Audio-Visual Materials; American Association for Jewish Education, 1973
- Fox, Stuart: Jewish Films in the United States. New York, NY: K.G. Hall, 1976
- Abraham F. Rad Jewish Film Archives (Hg.): Catalogue of Films. Jerusalem: The Hebrew University, 1976
- Loewy, Ronny: "Die Welt neu zusammenfügen. Paul Falkenbergs Filme einer 'Displaced Society'", in: Filmexil (Berlin), Nr. 8, November, 01.11.1996

Contents (detailed)

Shotlist (- ft):
- 000 Jewish refugees arriving
- 017 CREDITS
- 028 GV: City (Vienna?)
- 031 Train arriving at station and refugees alighting
- 063 Refugees proceeding to waiting bus
- 076 Jewish Agency official processing papers
- 089 GVs: Transit camp
- 096 Refugees at transit camp, having meal
- 123 Pictures of Israel
- 126 Child having medical check-up
- 133 Man sleeping
- 138 Woman sewing
- 143 Man praying
- 149 CU: Welcome sign in Hebrew
- 151 Refugees and boarding bus
- 175 Buses leaving transit camp
- 180 Refugees alighting into station
- 193 Boarding train
- 207 Train setting off and refugees waving
- 221 Busy docks
- 235 Passports being checked
- 238 Refugees in another transit camp, washing, eating and praying in synagogue
- 277 Refugees waiting with luggage and boarding another bus
- 286 Bus leaving
- 291 Ship flying Israeli flag
- 293 Refugees at docks
- 299 Ship
- 305 Haifa bay
- 311 Ship arriving
- 317 Immigrants disembarking and greeting relatives
- 341 GV: Customs hall
- 377 Jewish Agency building
- 380 Immigrants embracing
- 387 Aged immigrants
- 390 Malben home
- 411 GVs: Natzrat Ilit
- 426 Immigrants arriving
- 436 Immigrants shown into new apartment
- 445 View from window
- 448 Immigrants in Ulpan
- 452 GV: Haifa
- 456 More immigrants and development in Israel
- 480 Bus, ship and immigrants with suitcases
- 491 Closing CREDITS and appeal
- 523 ENDS
Acc. to and adapted from Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive, Jerusalem

Credits

- 1. THE UNITED JEWISH APPEAL / In behalf of / UNITED ISRAEL APPEAL / JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE / NEW YORK ASSOCIATION FOR NEW AMERICANS / Presents
- 2. SECRET JOURNEY / The Story of / Today's Immigrants
- 3. Narration / RABBI / HERBERT A. FRIEDMAN / Executive Vice-Chairman / United Jewish Appeal
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- 1. Produced With The / Generous Assistance of The / Leaders and Staff Of The / JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL / MOSHE SHARETT. M.K., Chairman
- 2. Story Idea and Supervision / RAPHAEL LEVY / Script / DAVID MARK
- 3. Music / DOV SELTZER / Photography / with the cooperation / of the Central Information Office / of the Government of Israel / EMIL KNEBEL / ROLF KNELLER
- 4. Produced and Directed / by / PAUL FALKENBERG / ALICE FALKENBERG, Assisting
- 5. Give / AN INCREASED REGULAR GIFT / 1962 / UNITED JEWISH APPEAL / for $ 60.000.000
- 6. Give / A SUBSTANTIAL EXTRA GIFT / 1962 / UJA SPECIAL FUND / for $ 35.000.000
- 7. HELP UJA RAISE / $ 95.000.000
Abschrift lt. Kopie: Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive, Jerusalem