Inside Poland

Authors

Object ID

2014.1.144

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Date

1940

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

A black and white photograph depicting a street scene of five boys wearing hats and smiling. Two men in the background wear Jewish armbands.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: “When we think of innocence afflicted, we see those unforgettable children of the Holocaust staring wide-eyed into the cameras of their killers…” (Inga Clendinnen, Reading the Holocaust, p.14.) This photograph captures a group of ghetto children in Lublin, posed standing at attention, smiling for the German photographer behind the camera. One child appears somewhat contracted, as though resisting the imperatives of the pose, or perhaps sensing something that eludes his friends. His expression mirrors the concern conveyed by the man walking behind, crossing the cobblestone street with his friend, both wearing the obligatory armbands which define them as Jews, doffing their caps: less a sign of respect to the Germans arranging this scene than a requirement.

Dimensions

7 x 9"

Keywords

armband, Jews, Children

Subcollection

Ghettos

Recommended Citation

"Inside Poland" (1940). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2014.1.144.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/428