us-005578-irn562924
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biographical history: Murray Goldblatt was U.S. soldier who served during World War II in Belgium, France, Czechoslovakia and Germany from 1943 to 1945, most likely with the 15th Finance Corps. Born in Brooklyn to a Jewish family, Murray worked in the family's hardware store before enlisting with the Army on January 23, 1943. After his release on December 27, 1945, Murray returned to New York and later settled in Princeton, NJ with longtime partner Jim Kane. He was an accountant by profession and active in GPP (Gay People of Princeton). Murray rarely spoke of his experiences during World War II even though he documented his travels on five reels of film with his personal movie camera.
date: 1945 April
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: Silent
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identifier: irn562924
note: This film was preserved with a 2018 National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) grant.
note: Refer to Murray Goldblatt's shotlist describing the scenes and places in his five reels of 16mm film (100ft).
scope and content: Scenes of destruction in Volkmarsen, Germany. Murray stands in front of the river. A castle on a hill. Street scenes in Kassel, Germany. The soldiers cross another river. German prisoners at Heiligenstadt. Panoramic views of the countryside. Former German army barracks in Naumberg, Germany, with slogan in German. It is now April of 1945.
title: Destruction; German prisoners of war