Helen Dore photographs

Document | Accession Number: 1999.122.3

Contains two photographs. The first, dated 1942 in Lukow, Poland, depicts members of Reserve Police Battalion 101 publicly humiliating a Jewish man by forcing him to pose in a prayer shawl in a crouching position with his hands up; the other a black and white image of German police and SS officers cutting the sidelocks of the son of a local rabbi; the father and son were reportedly hanged along with eight others soon after; inscription on verso; image dated 1939 - 1940 in Sieradz, Poland.

Date: 1939-1942
Genre/Form: Photographs.
Extent: 1 folder
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Helen Dore

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Topical Term: Humiliation.
Geographic Name: Luków (Lublin, Poland)
Sieradz (Poland)
Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The photographs were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Helen Dore in 2014
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.
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Photographic print: black and white image of Germans serving in Reserve Police Battalion 101 publicly humiliate a Jewish man by forcing him to pose in a prayer shawl in a crouching position with his hands up; dated 1942; Lukow, Poland. Photographic postcard: black and white image of German police and SS officers cutting the sidelocks of the son of a local rabbi. The father and son were reportedly hanged along with eight others soon after; inscription on verso; image dated 1939 – 1940; Sieradz, Poland