Auction 21 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Photograph of Burial Ceremony of Jews of Poland - Nuremberg, 1945

Opening: $120
Unsold
Photograph of burial ceremony of Jews of Poland, murdered by SS soldiers, by Lee McCardell of the Baltimore Sun newspaper, Nuremberg, 12 May 1945.
Photograph depicts rows of open coffins, with congregation of city residents, who were ordered to participate in the ceremony, which was conducted by American soldiers. Annotated in plate. Reverse side contains two newspaper snippets in which above mentioned photograph appears, as printed in the press of the era. 21X28 cm. Good condition. Felt-tipped pen markings.
Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pleita
Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pleita