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An elderly Jewish man poses on a sidewalk in Breisach, Germany on his way to the synagogue.

Photograph | Photograph Number: 69547
An elderly Jewish man poses on a sidewalk in Breisach, Germany on his way to the synagogue. Pictured is Leopold Geismar. He was born in Breisach on January 10, 1843 and died in Gailingen on November 10, 1938. This is part of series of photographs taken of the Breisach Jewish community 1937. In October 1940 the entire community was deported to the Gurs internment camp in southern France.

An elderly Jewish man poses on a sidewalk in Breisach, Germany on his way to the synagogue.

Pictured is Leopold Geismar. He was born in Breisach on January 10, 1843 and died in Gailingen on November 10, 1938.

This is part of series of photographs taken of the Breisach Jewish community 1937. In October 1940 the entire community was deported to the Gurs internment camp in southern France.

Photographer
Heinz Bähr
Date
1937
Locale
Breisach, [Baden; Baden-Wuerttemberg] Germany
Variant Locale
Alt Breisach
Breisasch Am Rhine
Photo Designation
JEWISH LIFE IN NAZI GERMANY -- Daily Life/Families/Street Scenes
Photo Credit
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Robert Bahr

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Photo Source
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Provenance: Robert Bahr
 
Record last modified: 2006-03-21 00:00:00
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