Two photos – "Survivors", 1991 and "Belmonte Marranos Celebrate Passover in Secret", 1988, of the series "Diaspora" by the photographer Frederic Brenner (not signed).
The photo "Survivors" portrays four men holding a wooden stick with clenched fists; three of the men have a tattooed Auschwitz number. The gestures of their hands and their facial expressions transfer victory, overcoming and sadness. The four photographed men are a memorial monument to the Thessaloniki community which flourished prior to the war, and in 1943, 45,000 of its members were deported to Auschwitz. 38X50 cm, mint condition.
"Belmonte Marranos celebrate Passover in secret" is a portrait of a Belmonte, Portugal, family that bakes Matzot in an attic. The family is part of the Belmonte Marranos community that conducted Jewish ritual in secret until the 1980s. In 1988 the community members decided to stop the secret ritual and conduct them in the open. 50X37.5 cm.