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Children of a Vanished World (S. Mark Taper Foundation Imprint in Jewish Studies)

by Roman Vishniac

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ISBN13: 9780520221871
ISBN10: 0520221877
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"Vishniac came back from his trips to Eastern Europe in the 1930s with a collection of photographs that has become an important historical document, for it gives a last-minute look at the human beings he photographed just before the fury of Nazi brutality exterminated them. Vishniac took with him on this self-imposed assignment--besides this or that kind of camera and film--a rare depth of understanding and a native son's warmth and love for his people. The resulting photographs are among photography's finest documents of a time and place."--Edward Steichen<P>"Not to forget, not to allow oblivion to defeat memory: That is his obsession. Defying all dangers, surmounting all obstacles, he travels from province to province, from village to village, capturing slums and markets, a gesture here, a movement there, reflections of hope and despair, so that the victims will not wholly vanish into the abyss--so that they will live on, past torture and past massacre. And he has won the wager: They live still."--Elie Wiesel

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This is a collection of photographs taken by Roman Vishniac when he explored the cities and villages of Eastern Europe between 1935 and 1938, taken with a hidden camera under difficult circumstances.

Synopsis:

"Vishniac came back from his trips to Eastern Europe in the 1930s with a collection of photographs that has become an important historical document, for it gives a last-minute look at the human beings he photographed just before the fury of Nazi brutality exterminated them. Vishniac took with him on this self-imposed assignment--besides this or that kind of camera and film--a rare depth of understanding and a native son's warmth and love for his people. The resulting photographs are among photography's finest documents of a time and place."--Edward Steichen

"Not to forget, not to allow oblivion to defeat memory: That is his obsession. Defying all dangers, surmounting all obstacles, he travels from province to province, from village to village, capturing slums and markets, a gesture here, a movement there, reflections of hope and despair, so that the victims will not wholly vanish into the abyss--so that they will live on, past torture and past massacre. And he has won the wager: They live still."--Elie Wiesel

About the Author

Mara Vishniac Kohn is an educational therapist who has spent most of her professional life in private special education. Miriam Hartman Flacks, a Brooklyn-born native Yiddish speaker, seeks to preserve the rich tradition of Yiddish folksongs.

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KIER8, May 22, 2008 (view all comments by KIER8)
Here Dr Vishniac eloquently captures the beauty and innocence of Europeon Jewish children before many of them were to become victims of the Nazis.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780520221871
Editor:
Kohn, Mara Vishniac
Editor:
Flacks, Miriam Hartman
Editor:
Kohn, Mara Vishniac
Editor:
Flacks, Miriam Hartman
Author:
Vishniac, Roman
Author:
Kohn
Publisher:
University of California Press
Location:
Berkeley :
Subject:
Individual Photographer
Subject:
Jewish
Subject:
Jews
Subject:
Europe - Eastern
Subject:
Photo Essays
Subject:
Jewish children
Subject:
Jewish - General
Subject:
Photoessays & Documentaries
Subject:
Individual Photographers - General
Subject:
Jews -- Europe, Eastern.
Subject:
Photography-Photographers
Series:
S. Mark Taper Foundation Imprint in Jewish Studies
Publication Date:
19991031
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
156
Dimensions:
9.56x9.23x.78 in. 2.04 lbs.

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"Synopsis" by , This is a collection of photographs taken by Roman Vishniac when he explored the cities and villages of Eastern Europe between 1935 and 1938, taken with a hidden camera under difficult circumstances.
"Synopsis" by , "Vishniac came back from his trips to Eastern Europe in the 1930s with a collection of photographs that has become an important historical document, for it gives a last-minute look at the human beings he photographed just before the fury of Nazi brutality exterminated them. Vishniac took with him on this self-imposed assignment--besides this or that kind of camera and film--a rare depth of understanding and a native son's warmth and love for his people. The resulting photographs are among photography's finest documents of a time and place."--Edward Steichen

"Not to forget, not to allow oblivion to defeat memory: That is his obsession. Defying all dangers, surmounting all obstacles, he travels from province to province, from village to village, capturing slums and markets, a gesture here, a movement there, reflections of hope and despair, so that the victims will not wholly vanish into the abyss--so that they will live on, past torture and past massacre. And he has won the wager: They live still."--Elie Wiesel

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