Overview
- Caption
- 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
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Circa 1932 - 1933
- Locale
- Kaunas, Lithuania
- Variant Locale
- Kauen
Kovno
Kowno - Photo Credit
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Alexander Zeidel
Rights & Restrictions
- Photo Source
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumProvenance: Alexander Zeidel
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- 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.
- Record last modified:
- 2006-10-26 00:00:00
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