“The Jews of the shtetls that Tolstoy remembered were saints... the people I photographed were saints. So now, in 1983, I tell the world: When you learn about Goethe, don't forget to study the Holocaust, too.”
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Roman Vishniac
Roman Vishniac was an accomplished photographer renowned for his black and white photographs. His works documented the life of Eastern European Jewish communities in the early 20th century and the Nazi persecution of Jews during World War II. Vishniac's photographs profoundly reflect historical moments and have had a profound impact on posterity. more
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