These films were recorded by Aaron (Al) Berman from the 1940s through the 1970s. At some point in the 1990s, the 8mm reels were converted to VHS tape. Barbara Berman-Moonlight recently loaned me the VHS tapes to convert to digital format. She also provided several home recordings on vinyl that I digitized and published earlier this year.
I will need some help labeling these videos, so I'll continue to update this page as I have more to share.
Al Berman's home movies, part 1
Skinny Al and Barbara; The Great Lovers; Barbara's First Birthday Party, May 31, 1948
Al Berman's home movies, part 2
Barbara Lee, age 2 1/2, Dec. 1949; Just Slidin' Along; Here Comes Santa; roller skating
Al Berman’s home movies, part 3
Down Coney Way; Round and Round We Go; Barbara's First Bath; living room
Al Berman’s home movies, part 4
Larry's First Baby; in the car; Patashna's Paradise; living room; boardwalk
Al Berman’s home movies, part 5
On the street; Round and Round We Go; baseball; Barbara's birthday 1950; Maine?
Al Berman’s home movies, part 6
Snow by the lake; on the street; boardwalk; Maine?; petting zoo; camping; Christmas
Al Berman’s home movies, part 7
Kite; camping; living room; Christmas; Maine?; birthday; boardwalk; petting zoo
Al Berman’s home movies, part 8
Christmas; on the street; picnic; birthday; ?; swimming and canoeing; house; ?
Al Berman’s home movies, part 9
Presenting the Berman's, 1950; Shopping for Pat's New Fur Coat; on the street; Our Cabin in the Sky, Maine 1950; Scenic Wanderings
Al Berman’s home movies, part 10
Wedding; flowers, outdoors; wedding; indoors; on the street; playing with a puppy
Al Berman’s home movies, part 11
Boating and fishing; 16th birthday?; outdoors; on the water; ice skating
Al Berman’s home movies, part 12
Christmas; parade; house; horseback riding; on the water
Al Berman’s home movies, part 13
[With sound!] Barbara and Sam indoors
Al Berman’s home movies, part 14
[With sound!] Party with a band and bagpipes; tour of a house in West Palm Beach; fishing with Sammy
Al Berman’s home movies, part 15
Independence Day parade, Ewing, NJ; by the water; wrestling
Al Berman’s home movies, part 16
Descending staircase and dancing; graduation; fishing; backyard party
Comments
Shari Landes
The first one loaded quickly - still trying to load #2 and #3. Besides Barbara, saw Pat and Al of course - also, saw a chubby 1-year old who was me - a quick Grandma Viv - Grandma Anne, Grandpa Ben, thought I saw Larry Abrams for a second too. Wonderful!!!
Harlan Landes
There was a problem with the videos on Firefox, but they should be working now.
Shari Landes
Real quick - in 'Just slidin' along' I saw Barbara and Pat, In Here Comes Santa I saw Grandma Lily and also Lena, Sylvia, Cye, Shari, Barbara, Ben, Larry (who was usually Santa), Viv, Grandpa Jack, Baby David, Larry and Grandma Anne at window. In Coney Island I saw Rita, Pat, Barbara, Grandma Anne, Shari, Barbara (walking down street), Cye, Viv, Larry, Rita - all walking on Mermaid Ave, Coney Island -- on the ride in Coney Island: Shari, Barbara - in Living Room - Anna, Ben, Larry, Pat, Shari and Barbara. Wish we could reach David Abrams somehow!
Mark Neckameyer
Shari, I passed your blog and website info to my nephew Aaron Neckameyer who has moved to Israel, became a Rabi. He is son of Bill Neckameyer who was son of Arthur who was son of Irving and Ana in New York.
Mark Neckameyer
Nancy Rotkowitz
I have David Abrams info.