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  1. Children. 2. Abraham Zapruder (May 15, 1905 – August 30, 1970) was a Ukrainian-born American clothing manufacturer who witnessed the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963.

  2. Dec 11, 2017 · On Nov. 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, and amateur photographer Abraham Zapruder — a Jew who fled czarist Russia as a youngster — had captured the only known footage of...

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  4. Abraham Zapruder - Biography. Abraham Zapruder (May 15, 1905 – August 30, 1970) was an American manufacturer of women's clothing. He was filming with a home-movie camera as U.S. President John F. Kennedy's motorcade passed through Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963, and unexpectedly captured the President's assassination on what ...

  5. Knowing that his home movie would have both historic and forensic value, Abraham Zapruder had three copies of his original film made for government investigators. He sold the rights to the ...

  6. Nov 22, 2016 · The Personal Story Behind One Of America’s Most Famous Home Movies. Listen. Abraham and Lillian Zapruder with the children, Myrna and Henry, at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas, 1942. Zapruder Family. Fifty-three years ago, Abraham Zapruder stepped out of his office in Dallas, video camera in hand, to catch a glimpse of President John F. Kennedy.

  7. Jan 11, 2024 · Born in Russia in 1905, Abraham Zapruder immigrated to the United States as a teenager. He first arrived in Brooklyn, New York, where he worked in the garment business. In the early 1940s, Zapruder moved to Dallas, Texas. He eventually started up his own dress company called Jennifer Juniors, Inc. On November 22, 1963, Zapruder filmed the ...

  8. Jan 11, 2022 · There's the man who actually captured that film: Abraham Zapruder. He was 58 years old at the time, a Russian immigrant and dressmaker working in Dallas. A beloved boss and family man, Zapruder just happened to cross with history by complete chance, though it ultimately changed the fate of his family for decades to come.

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