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Close-up portrait of a Jewish grandfather and his young grandson in Kaunas, Lithuania.

Photograph | Photograph Number: 21279
Close-up portrait of a Jewish grandfather and his young grandson in Kaunas, Lithuania. Pictured are Shlomo Buchkanz and Alexander Zeidel.

Close-up portrait of a Jewish grandfather and his young grandson in Kaunas, Lithuania.

Pictured are Shlomo Buchkanz and Alexander Zeidel.

Date
Circa 1924 - 1925
Locale
Kaunas, Lithuania
Variant Locale
Kauen
Kovno
Kowno
Photo Designation
LIFE BEFORE THE HOLOCAUST -- Lithuania -- Family/Friends/Portraits
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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