Roman Vishniac
German Jewish Life During the Rise of Nazism
As the Nazis rose to power and began excluding Jews from social and economic opportunities, Jews found the need to establish their own social, economic and educational organizations. Roman Vishniac, an
Roman Vishniak’s Photographs of Jewish Life in Eastern Europe Before the Holocaust
These photographs, taken by the renowned Jewish photographer Roman Vishniac (1897-1990) and curated by Maya Benton, reveal glimpses of pre-war Jewish life in Eastern Europe. Vishniac was commissioned by the