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Polish Jewish children, 1938. Artist: Roman Vishniac

Polish Jewish children, 1938. Artist: Roman Vishniac

1-198-991 - From the Jewish Chronicle Archive/Heritage Images

Polish Jewish children, 1938. Jewish boys reading Hebrew in Carpatho, Ruthenia, now part of the Ukraine. Russian-born biologist, photographer and art historian Roman Vishniac (1897-1990) documented the vanishing way of life of Jewish communities in Central and Western Europe before the Second World War.

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Creator
  1. Roman Vishniac, attributed to: American, Russian: Photographer, biologist, linguist, art historian, philosopher, photojournalist
Medium
  1. Photograph
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Religion & Belief Judaism

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4018x4346
File Size : 51,159kb

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  1. 0420000749
  1. 1-198-991
  1. 1198991
  1. 749

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