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Tag Archives: Roman Vishniac
Happy Passover from the Vishniac Archive
Roman Vishniac, [Holocaust survivors gathering outside a building where matzoh is being made in preparation for the Passover holiday, Hénonville Displaced Persons' Camp, Picardy, France], 1947 ©Mara Vishniac Kohn, courtesy International Center of Photography Roman Vishniac, [Holocaust survivor sanding a rolling … Continue reading
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Ping-pong!
Roman Vishniac, [Boy playing ping-pong, summer camp of the Polish Society for Safeguarding the Health of the Jewish Population (TOZ), Slonim], ca. 1935-38 ©Mara Vishniac Kohn, courtesy International Center of Photography Roman Vishniac, [Women playing ping-pong, New York State], ca. … Continue reading
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Happy Hanukkah!
Roman Vishniac, [Children celebrating the third day of Hanukkah, Beth Hayeled Nursey School, Temple Anshe Chesed, Upper West Side, New York], 1940s-early 1950s © Mara Vishniac Kohn, courtesy International Center of Photography Vishniac’s American work from the 1940s and 50s … Continue reading
L’Shana Tova
[Smiling children, Mukacevo], ca. 1935-38 © Mara Vishniac Kohn, courtesy International Center of Photography [School boys winking and smiling, Mukacevo], ca. 1935-38 © Mara Vishniac Kohn, courtesy International Center of Photography Hasidic country boy, Carpathian Ruthenia, ca. 1935-38 © Mara … Continue reading
Happy Fourth of July!
Throughout the 1940s, American Jewish social service organizations provided assistance to recent immigrants. Some, including New York’s Educational Alliance, incorporated flag-waving exercises as a component of their Americanization and education efforts. Roman Vishniac, [Boy holding American flag, New York], 1940s © Mara Vishniac … Continue reading
Happy Father’s Day!
Roman Vishniac and his daughter Mara, Wertheim Department Store, Berlin, ca. 1930 Wertheim’s flagship Berlin department store had recently installed a Fotoautomat (photobooth) when this photograph, measuring only 2 x 1½ inches, was made. The Wertheim Department Store was among the largest … Continue reading
Happy Mother’s Day!
Roman Vishniac, Children making Mother’s Day cards, Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst, New York, 1949 ©Mara Vishniac Kohn, courtesy International Center of Photography Roman Vishniac’s recently discovered negatives documenting American Jewish social services organizations and community life in the 1940s, including … Continue reading
Long Live the Books!
For some people, a book is a prehistoric artifact that smells bad (if you have ever wondered why they smell) and that has quickly been replaced by anonymous and insipid screens. For others, books still hold an important space whereas … Continue reading
In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom Hashoah
In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom Hashoah, a recent discovery from the Roman Vishniac Archive and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Roman Vishniac, Chaim Simcha Mechlowitz, farmer and tanner, Vysni Apsa, ca. 1935–38 ©Mara Vishniac Kohn, courtesy International … Continue reading
Happy Passover!
Happy Passover! Young women eating matzoh and singing Passover songs at a community seder, Educational Alliance, New York City, 1949 ©Mara Vishniac Kohn, courtesy International Center of Photography Roman Vishniac’s recently discovered negatives documenting American Jewish communal life and social … Continue reading
