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German soldiers delight in the shaving of a swastika onto the head of a religious Jewish man.

Photograph | Not Digitized | Photograph Number: 75911

Overview

Caption: German soldiers delight in the shaving of a swastika onto the head of a religious Jewish man.
Date: Circa 1939 - 1941
Locale: Poland
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of David Simons

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Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: David Simons

Second Provenance: Konrad Kwiet

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Keyword: BEARD/SIDELOCK-SHAVING CLOSE-UPS DOFFING HATS GHETTO/OCCUPATION JEWS (POLISH) PUBLIC HUMILIATION SOLDIERS/MILITARY (GERMAN)
Photo Designation: GHETTOS (UNIDENTIFIED) -- Public Humiliation/Propaganda

Record last modified:: 2015-04-08 00:00:00
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