Alain Herz examines his ethnicity, tracing it back to his parents Jewish/Polish background, his upbringing in Belgium and his eventual migration from France to Australia. This Digital Storytelling project was created in partnership with the Jewish Museum of Australia.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2000988
Languages
English
French
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Belgium - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Belgium - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Brussels (Belgium)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Emigration and immigration - Psychological aspects
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Jewish families
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Jews - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Jews - Social life and customs
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Emigration and immigration
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnology - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Jewish families
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Minorities - Australia
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family - Australia
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Jewish families
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Mothers and sons
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Identity (Psychology)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
DVCAM; Master
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan