Ascher Family home movies: skiing in Switzerland
Hans Ascher (1902-1973) was employed by his father-in-law Paul Lande (1869-1936) and his uncle Carl Jaroczynksi (1874-1955) in the knitting factory"Felix Lande - Strumpf Strickerei, Tricotagen und Strickgarn Fabrik" Carl encouraged Hans to pursue his partner's daughter Ilse (1908-1982) after he was brought into the business. Ilse married Hans in Berlin on October 27, 1928. Before immigrating to Palestine in 1938, the Aschers often went on holiday to Saarow-Pieskow, near Berlin, with their children Wolfgang (1930-1992) and Gabriele (b. 1936). In Palestine, they settled in Ramat-Gan with Werner David (1903-1989), a close family friend who filmed most of these home movies, where they owned and operated a taxi company for 20 years. In 1959, Hans and Ilse moved to the United States and settled in Los Angeles. Wolfgang immigrated to the U.S. in 1947, and after graduating from high school in New York, served in the U.S. Air Force. He changed his name to Robert William Asher after becoming a U.S. citizen and had two children with his wife Marie Freidin. Gabriele served in the Israeli Army before immigrating to the U.S. in 1957. She married Joseph Michels in 1959, had two children, and lives in State College, PA.
Refer to detailed film notes prepared by Gabriele Ascher Michels in 2001 located in Film Archive files.
Home movies of the Ascher Family, featuring daily life and vacation outings of this German-Jewish family in the 1930s. The Aschers immigrated to Palestine in 1938 and later to the United States in 1959."Engelberg Februar 193" Skiing in Engelberg, Switzerland. Mountains, tram, Hans Ascher and Ilse Ascher entering ski lift, Hans is waving. Aerial shots from lift. Mountain scenery. Men downhill skiing. Spectators, ski jumping competition. CUs, competitors with numbers on their chests. Scenery, slopes. 00:23:42 Ascher family having lunch on the mountain. Aerial shots of town, ice skating, rink. Ski slope. 00:26:19 Still photographs of skiing in Switzerland.