JEWISH FAMILY ON HOLIDAY IN PRE-WAR ITALY - PART 1 [Allocated Title]

Amateur film shot by Meijer Bed (Beth) while on holiday in Switzerland and Italy with his wife Kaatje (née Vet) and their two children Henriette Elly (Jetje) and John, visiting Venice, Florence and Naples, (prior to their deportation from Amsterdam and deaths in Auschwitz)..

Brief shot of a man stood in the entrance to a restaurant. Houses and countryside seen from a train, including a 'Bally' factory. Views of a town (Lucerne) and Lake Lucerne taken on board a ferry. Arriving at Vitznau, Rigi. Shot of a paddlesteamer on the lake. A dog on the quayside. Views of steep rock faces from the lake. Kaatje and Jetje walking towards the camera. More views from a train. Kaatje, Jetje and John walking in a town (Italy ?). Close-ups of each member of the family. Brief shot of a boat on a lake. Kaatje, Jetje and John (carrying a box camera) walk down steps in front of an old building. Boats on a lake. John and Jetje with pigeons in a town square. Scenes of a market in the square. The family have a drink at a café in a square. Italian sailors march through a square in front of a columned building. Jetje and Kaatje sitting in a horse drawn carriage. View of the river running through the town (Florence?). Close-ups of Meijer, John and Jetje in a rowing boat. Swimming and diving into the water from the rocks. A small group of people wave at the camera. The family sitting on the rocks. The family's luggage is loaded onto the roof of a car. Leaving port. An Italian destroyer (D2 ?) is anchored in port. Views of the port. A submarine ? Vesuvius in the distance. View from the boat of the Via Krupp, Capri (steep road built into the rock). View of the Faraglioni rocks. Views of houses on the hillside and a funicular railway. A street entertainer with a dancing monkey. People diving off diving boards and rocks into the sea. Scenes of the family in the town. Mules tied up outside shops. Close-ups of the family in a rowing boat at sea. More scenes of diving, swimming and boats. The family have a drink at a café. Narrow streets in the town. Women collect water from a communal tap. Brief shot of street traders. A liner anchored off-shore.

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