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Portrait of Lejb Langweil holding an ax in front of a wood pile.

Photograph | Photograph Number: 67217
Portrait of Lejb Langweil holding an ax in front of a wood pile. The Germans took pictures of Langweil to send home to their friends and family to show what a Jew looks like. He worked as a cleaner at the police station. When three prominent Jews were forced to clean there, Langweil was told to supervise them. Instead, he did the work for them, saying that the work was unsuitable for men of their stature.

Portrait of Lejb Langweil holding an ax in front of a wood pile.

The Germans took pictures of Langweil to send home to their friends and family to show what a Jew looks like. He worked as a cleaner at the police station. When three prominent Jews were forced to clean there, Langweil was told to supervise them. Instead, he did the work for them, saying that the work was unsuitable for men of their stature.

Date
1940 November 15
Locale
Kolbuszowa, [Rzeszow; Rzeszow] Poland
Variant Locale
Kolbishov
Photo Designation
GHETTOS (MAJOR) -- KOLBUSZOWA (Poland) -- Labor/Forced Labor
Photo Credit
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Norman Salsitz

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Rights and Restrictions

Photo Source
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Provenance: Norman Salsitz
Source Record ID: Collections: 2003.425.1
 
Record last modified: 2001-01-28 00:00:00
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