Children of a vanished world
- 156 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Poems and songs in Yiddish and English accompany a collection of photographs depicting Eastern European Jewish village life during the 1930s.
Roman Vishniac Books
August 19, 1897 – January 22, 1990
Roman Vishniac was a Russian-American photographer renowned for his poignant visual chronicle of Jewish life in Central and Eastern Europe on the eve of the Holocaust. His work captures the vibrant culture and intimate moments of a community on the brink of annihilation. Vishniac's lens focused on the humanity and daily existence of his subjects, creating a powerful and evocative portrait of a vanishing world. His photographs stand as a vital historical record and a deeply moving testament to a lost heritage.
A vanished world
- 192 pages
- 7 hours of reading
This pictorial history of Jewish life in Germany in the 1930s before the Holocaust, shows the stories of individuals, their increasing poverty, sad wisdom and enduring love in the years leading up to World War II.
