Pre-war Jewish life
Jewish Life in Liepaja, Latvia Before the Holocaust
In this interview [03:31] with Holocaust survivor Frieda Ende of Liepaja, Latvia, Ende provides anecdotes from her life before the Holocaust. She shares her memories of Passover Seders her family hosted,
Rare Color Footage of Pre-Holocaust Jewish Life
This an assemblage of color footage from Jewish life in the shtetl. The Yiddish term « shtetl » refers to the Jewish towns in Eastern Europe before World War II, which generally
Roman Vishniak’s Photographs of Jewish Life in Eastern Europe Before the Holocaust
These photographs, taken by the renowned Jewish photographer Roman Vishniac (1897-1990) and curated by Maya Benton, reveal glimpses of pre-war Jewish life in Eastern Europe. Vishniac was commissioned by the
Jewish Life Before the Holocaust
This informative documentary [04:37] published by Yad Vashem shows original footage of Jewish life before the Holocaust. It also includes texts from pre-war diary entries, notebooks, and letters of children’s