Jewish Life in Eastern Europe Before the Holocaust through the Eyes of the JDC Photographer Herbert J. Seligmann
Jewish Life in Eastern Europe Before the Holocaust through the Eyes of the JDC Photographer Herbert J. Seligmann
Author(s): Mikhail MitselSubject(s): Ethnohistory, Social history, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Fascism, Nazism and WW II
Published by: Editura Hasefer
Keywords: JDC; photography; Romania; Jews; poverty;
Summary/Abstract: This article deals with photographic legacy of Herbert Seligmann (1891-1984). Between 1936-1938 the photographer worked as the Publicity Director of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and he had an opportunity to observe Jewish life in the countries of Eastern Europe where JDC functioned at that time. Following his papers dispersed in JDC Archives and in the Manuscript Division of the New York Public Library we were able to reconstruct his journey through Eastern Europe. JDC Archives is proud to present today, after 80 years from the date of the first publication, Seligmann’s images taken in Romania, mostly unknown for general public.
Journal: Revista de Istorie a Evreilor din Romania
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 1 (16-17)
- Page Range: 386-394
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English
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