Fritz Bauer Institut · Cinematography of the Holocaust


Telex from Geneva. D: Zafrir [US / IL, 1965]

ID

FBW000184      Short documentary

Country / Year

USA / Israel, 1965

Original Title

Telex from Geneva

Directed by

Arnan Zafrir

Produced by

[?]; for United Jewish Appeal (UJA), New York, NY / Jewish Agency, Jerusalem

Staff

Producer: Raphael Levy, Arnan Zafrir; Script: Moshe Rivlin; Text: Raphael Levy; Supervision: Paul Victor Falkenberg; Camera: Jacques-André Blancherie; Editing: Jon Wing Lum; Narration: Eugene H. King

Appearance

Max M. Fisher (UJA, General Chairman); Louis A. Pincus (Jewish Agency, Treasurer)

Length

158,8 m / 14'29''

Format

16mm/sw/1:1,37

Remarks

1. In engl. Sprache.

Abstract

The Jewish Agency copes with all the arrangements for bringing an unexpected transport of new immigrants from Europe to Israel, and for housing them once there.

Subject Terms

1950-1959; 1960-1969; Immigration; Israel; Italy; Jewish Agency; Marseille; Switzerland; United Jewish Appeal

Holdings

- Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive, Jerusalem: 158 m / 14'24''; 16mm
- National Center for Jewish Film, Waltham, MA: 158,8 m / 14'29''; 16mm

Bibliography

- Abraham F. Rad Jewish Film Archives (Hg.): Filmography. Catalogue of Jewish Films in Israel. Jerusalem: The Hebrew University, 1972
- 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 Passengers watching ship coming in
- 008 CREDITS
- 025 CUs: People on quay embracing new arrivals
- 039 Max Fisher (UJA, General Chairman) admiring baby girl
- 045 CU: Girl
- 049 Louis Pincus (Jewish Agency, Treasurer) talking to Fisher
- 089 North African Jews embarking on ship in Marseilles
- 098 Immigrants coming off plane in nameless city'
- 105 Plane landing in Naples
- 110 People at quayside
- 115 Int: Jewish Agency offices in Geneva
- 132 GV, Ext: Jewish Agency building in Jerusalem
- 136 Int: Office
- 158 Telex messages passed between Jerusalem and Geneva
- 170 Officials on phone
- 180 Nurses and ambulance standing by
- 182 New housing and building construction
- 192 Agency office
- 197 Immigrants registering and being examined
- 204 CU: "Flaminia" in Marseilles
- 210 GV: Ship
- 214 Bus arriving in new town
- 225 Official on phone
- 240 Telex message sent
- 254 Plane landing
- 258 Telex message
- 264 Plane in flight
- 267 Jewish Agency office
- 275 Telex messages sent and officials on phone
- 300 Plane on runway at Naples
- 307 Jewish Agency offices
- 321 Immigrants waiting in Naples
- 337 Officials poring over housing plans
- 346 New buildings and building site
- 350 Officials with plans
- 359 Immigrants registering
- 372 Men praying
- 388 Bus driving to Naples harbor
- 401 Immigrants embarking on "Flaminia"
- 411 Jewish Agency office - more telex messages sent
- 432 Planes on runway
- 439 Fisher and Pincus greeting new immigrants in their new housing
- 457 Fisher making appeal outside block of flats
- 500 CREDITS
- 518 ENDS
Acc. to and adapted from Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive, Jerusalem

Credits

- 1. TELEX FROM GENEVA
- 2. THE STORY OF TODAY'S / IMMIGRATION TO ISRAEL / Presented by the / UNITED JEWISH APPEAL / in cooperation with / THE JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL
- 3. With / MAX M. FISHER / General Chairman, United Jewish Appeal
- 4. And LOUIS M. PINCUS / Treasurer, The Jewish Agency for Israel
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- 1. Produced by / Raphael Levy / and / Arnan Zafrir
- 2. Director / Arnan Zafrir / Photography / Jacques-Andre Blancherie
- 3. Supervision / Paul Falkenberg / Editor / Jon Wing Lum
- 4. Story Idea / Moshe Rivlin / Script / Raphael Levy
- 5. UNITED JEWISH APPEAL / 1965 Goal: / $ 109,400,000 / Give: - in your community / [UJA]
Abschrift lt. Kopie: NCJF, Waltham MA