Roman Vishniac Rediscovered | International Center of Photography In honor of Yom Hashoah I went to see this exhibit. For all those who may not know, Roman Vishniac took photos of the shtetl Jews right before world war two. Until I saw this exhibition I did not realize that Roman Vishniac was Jewish . This of course explains why his photos are so charming. They were taken by someone who loved his people. The photos capture the facial expressions of these people. The photos of children are wonderful. Some of the people in the photos have been identified. Some survived the war, others did not.
David Eckstein was one of the chasidic heder boys who did survive the war. There is an excerpt from his shoah foundation video playing at the exhibit.
Vishniac arrived in the United States in the early 1940's. He then displayed his photos as a plea to help save the Jews of Europe. Displayed in the exhibit is his letter to FDR asking him to help the Jews who were trapped in Europe.
I have seen some of the books with Vishniac's photos, but to see his photos exhibited in a museum is dazzling and it honors those who were so brutally murdered. It gives a faces to the 6 million. It makes us remember that they were vibrant people.
There is 17 minute video that shows shtetl Jews basket weaving and farming .It brings them to life. It is surreal .
If you live in the New York area try to see this exhibit before it closes on May 5. You won't regret it.
David Eckstein was one of the chasidic heder boys who did survive the war. There is an excerpt from his shoah foundation video playing at the exhibit.
Vishniac arrived in the United States in the early 1940's. He then displayed his photos as a plea to help save the Jews of Europe. Displayed in the exhibit is his letter to FDR asking him to help the Jews who were trapped in Europe.
I have seen some of the books with Vishniac's photos, but to see his photos exhibited in a museum is dazzling and it honors those who were so brutally murdered. It gives a faces to the 6 million. It makes us remember that they were vibrant people.
There is 17 minute video that shows shtetl Jews basket weaving and farming .It brings them to life. It is surreal .
If you live in the New York area try to see this exhibit before it closes on May 5. You won't regret it.
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