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Group portrait of Jewish children wearing costumes at a Purim Ball in Kaunas.

Photograph | Photograph Number: 21277
Group portrait of Jewish children wearing costumes at a Purim Ball in Kaunas. Pictured in the front is Alexander Zeidel dressed as a Hassid.

Group portrait of Jewish children wearing costumes at a Purim Ball in Kaunas.

Pictured in the front is Alexander Zeidel dressed as a Hassid.

Date
Circa 1932 - 1933
Locale
Kaunas, Lithuania
Variant Locale
Kauen
Kovno
Kowno
Photo Designation
LIFE BEFORE THE HOLOCAUST -- Lithuania -- Religious Life/Weddings
Photo Credit
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Alexander Zeidel

About This Photograph

Biography
Alexander Zeidel is the son of Leo Aryeh Zeidel and Rachel (nee Buchanz) Ziedel. Alexander was born in Kaunas, Lithuania on October 1, 1921. His father owned a transport service called Litrans. The family were staunch Zionists and immigrated to Palestine in the mid-1930s.

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Photo Source
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Provenance: Alexander Zeidel
 
Record last modified: 2006-10-26 00:00:00
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