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The Story Behind The Iconic Menorah Photograph
by vitadMD on December 10, 2015**Bumped up from December 2013. Posted by VitadMD** Dear, dear Shifra… Thank you for sharing this remarkable photograph – an image with a profound message and interesting story of defiance. Fortunately, the provenance of the photo is known and is deserving of proper attribution. For anyone interested… Via JSpace.com: Tracing the Roots of the Famous Holocaust Menorah In 1931, a woman snapped a photograph of her family’s menorah in a windowsill. It was the eighth night of Hanukkah and nine white candles stood along the candelabra, set off by the German courtyard seen through the glass of the window. Just in the distance, a Nazi flag hung. The image, freezing in time a notorious piece of the past, has grown...
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The Story Behind The Iconic Menorah Photograph
by vitadMD on December 4, 2013**Promoted from the recent Comments. Posted by VitadMD** Dear, dear Shifra… Thank you for sharing this remarkable photograph – an image with a profound message and interesting story of defiance. Fortunately, the provenance of the photo is known and is deserving of proper attribution. For anyone interested… Via JSpace.com: Tracing the Roots of the Famous Holocaust Menorah In 1931, a woman snapped a photograph of her family’s menorah in a windowsill. It was the eighth night of Hanukkah and nine white candles stood along the candelabra, set off by the German courtyard seen through the glass of the window. Just in the distance, a Nazi flag hung. The image, freezing in time a notorious piece of the past, has grown...