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Jewish men are forced to sweep the pavement in the town square of Raciaz with short brooms.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 18805

Jewish men are forced to sweep the pavement in the town square of Raciaz with short brooms.

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Caption: Jewish men are forced to sweep the pavement in the town square of Raciaz with short brooms.
Date: 1939 - 1940
Locale: Raciaz, [Warsaw] Poland
Variant Locale: Ratsyonzk
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Instytut Pamieci Narodowej

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Photo Source: Instytut Pamieci Narodowej

Copyright: Agency Agreement

Source Record ID: 1697

Keywords & Subjects

Keyword: BROOMS CARTS/WAGONS FORCED LABOR/BRIGADES GHETTO/OCCUPATION JEWS (POLISH) PUBLIC HUMILIATION PUBLIC SQUARES RACIAZ STREET CLEANING
Photo Designation: GHETTOS (MINOR) -- (R)

Record last modified:: 2001-09-05 00:00:00
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