Illustrating the Persecution of Civilians in Poland

Authors

Object ID

2012.1.399

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Date

7-23-1941

Files

Content Warning

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Description

Black and white photograph of a man shaving the beard of a man as men in uniform surround them. Back includes pasted news clipping.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Soldiers enjoy humiliating a Jewish man by shaving his beard.

Dimensions

6 x 8"

Keywords

Poland, Shave, Shaving, Jew, Jewish, Soldiers, Army, German

Subcollection

Atrocity, Bullets, Polenaktion

Recommended Citation

"Illustrating the Persecution of Civilians in Poland" (1941). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2012.1.399.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/1087