Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of two photographs of civilians standing at the foot of an exhumed mass grave; one photograph of survivors standing around a monument to the Jews of Rokov, Belarus, who were murdered on February 4, 1942; one photograph of an exhumed mass grave; one photograph of civilians and soldiers standing at the foot of an exhumed mass grave. All of the photographs were taken in Rokov, a village near Minsk, Belarus. The photographs have captions in Yiddish on the verso.
- Date
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1940-1949
Physical Details
- Language
- Yiddish
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The photographs were taken by an unknown photographer in the 1940s. They were sent to Rivka Ganeless Bassett donor's mother in the United States by friends in the 1940s. Esther B. Shuster acquired them after her mother's death in Jan. 1992. Esther B. Shuster donated the collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:12:29
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Also in Esther Shuster collection
Contains materials donated by Esther Shuster concerning her family's experiences during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
Esther Shuster and family papers
Document
One folder of original letters in Yiddish, Russian, and Hebrew circa 1946-1947.
