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In this talk, David Shneer will trace the histories of the Jewish photographers forced to bear witness to the Holocaust.
In 1942, Soviet photographers, many of whom were Jewish, got their first glimpse of the Holocaust at the southern Russian city of Kerch. In this talk, Shneer will trace the histories of the photographers and their photographic training as they confronted the hardest task they faced to date, bearing witness to the mass murder of Jews, Communists, and others. We will explore what images they took and contrast that which the images that appeared in the Soviet and global wartime press in multiple languages. Finally, Shneer will talk about the legacies of these photographs as both documents of war crimes and aesthetic images of haunting beauty.
The talk will be chaired by Dr. Simone Gigliotti, a Senior Lecturer/Reader in Holocaust Studies at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Speaker(s): |
David Shneer | talks | www |
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Date and Time: |
18 June 2018 at 6:30 pm |
Duration: | 1 hour 30 minutes |
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Venue: |
The Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide |
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Tickets: |
Free but booking essential |
Available from: |
https://www.wienerlibrary.co.uk/Whats-On?item=397 |
Additional Information: |
An accessible toilet is available in the basement and can be reached via the lift. |
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