Photographs of Jews from Ćmielów

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 2023.119.1

Overview

Description: Includes four photos showing the humiliation of Jews from Ćmielów (Gmielow) a town close to Ozarow, Poland with inscriptions on the back of the photos such as "Jews at work", "Jews washing the car", "Jews at roadwork", and "Jews have to grab coals by hand and bring them to our rooms.'' All photos were taken by a German soldier who was part of Pionier Brücken Battalion 577 in Nürnberg.
Date: 1939
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

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Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The photographs were acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2023.