Jews Start Flight as Swastikas Fly in Memel

Authors

Object ID

2012.1.398

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Date

3-30-1939

Files

Content Warning

The Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection consists of images, documents, and artifacts related to the Holocaust. The collection contains materials that depict a number of topics that may be difficult for viewers to engage with, including: antisemitic descriptions, caricatures, and representation of Jewish people; Nazi imagery and ideology; descriptions and images of German ghettos; graphic images of the violence of the Holocaust; and the creation of the State of Israel. For more information, see our policy page.

Description

Black and white photograph of carts rolling down a cobbled streets. Includes a Nazi flag in the background. Back includes pasted newsclipping.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Press release on this wire photo describes Jews of Memel attempting to flee across the border into Lithuania in advance of German troops entering the town.

Dimensions

7 x 9"

Keywords

Memel, Flee, Lithuania, Propoganda, Memelland, Acme

Subcollection

Early

Recommended Citation

"Jews Start Flight as Swastikas Fly in Memel" (1939). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2012.1.398.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/1086