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Portrait of Eliyahu Berkowicz in the forest near Eisiskes.

Photograph | Photograph Number: 39300
Portrait of Eliyahu Berkowicz in the forest near Eisiskes. Eliyahu Berkowicz, the youngest of the six brothers, was denied a certificate to immigrate to Palestine, where he hoped to join his brothers. He was killed by the Germans during the September 1941 mass shooting action in Eisiskes.

Portrait of Eliyahu Berkowicz in the forest near Eisiskes.

Eliyahu Berkowicz, the youngest of the six brothers, was denied a certificate to immigrate to Palestine, where he hoped to join his brothers. He was killed by the Germans during the September 1941 mass shooting action in Eisiskes.

Photographer
Ben-Zion Szrejder
Date
1941
Locale
Eisiskes, [Nowogrodek] Poland
Variant Locale
Eishyshok
Eshishuk
Eyshishkes
Ejszyszki
Eishishkes
Lithuania
Photo Designation
LIFE BEFORE THE HOLOCAUST: Yaffa Eliach Collection -- Families B
Photo Credit
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of The Shtetl Foundation

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Artifact Photographer
Arnold Kramer

Rights and Restrictions

Photo Source
The Shtetl Foundation
Copyright: Agency Agreement
Provenance: Berkowitz Family
Source Record ID: RN9-38
Restriction
NOT FOR RELEASE without the permission of the The Shtetl Foundation
 
Record last modified: 2008-12-15 00:00:00
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