WWII AFTERMATH FILM from 1947 "CHILDREN OF EUROPE" BY THEODORE ANDRICA 34392 (1947)
1947 · Feature film · 41 min
- War
Synopsis
Created by Theodore Andrica and narrated by him, CHILDREN OF EUROPE is an emotional, and disturbing portrait of post-WWII Europe. It shows the plight of the youngest survivors of the war, including the many orphans and Jewish concentration camp victims who outlasted the conflict and now face uncertain futures. Andrica's film, which was funded by the Cleveland Press, represents a plea for support for organizations like the Red Cross which was actively working to return children to school and divert them from other enterprises -- such as hard labor. Plenty of work by children, including construction and other dangerous jobs, is shown in the course of the film, as is scavenging. Images of children playing amidst the rubble of Europe's once great cities is both heartbreaking and stirring. For Andrica (9 Aug. 1900-1 Mar. 1990), this film represented a continuation of work he began before WWII. As a writer for the Press, he chronicled the affairs of Cleveland's diverse ethnic population for 46 years. Born in Radna, Romania, Andrica emigrated to the United States in 1920 and began writing nationality news for the Canton Daily News. In 1927 the new editor of the Press, Louis B. Seltzer hired him to cover the same beat in Cleveland. With Seltzer's encouragement, Andrica literally invented the field of "ethnic journalism." Naturalized in 1928, he married Mary P. Patrilla of Cleveland the following year. In pursuit of material for his "Around the World in Cleveland" column, he…
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Details
- Running time
- 41 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- WWII
- World War II
- Aftermath
- 1947
- Europe
- Stock Footage
