Portraits of Holocaust Survivors and Their Families
The Royal Photographic Society (RPS) has coordinated with a number of modern photographers to create an exhibition that shows over 50 portraits of Holocaust survivors and their families today.
The Photographer Who Fought Nazis with Her Camera
Faye Schulman was a Jewish partisan photographer who courageously fought against Nazis with both a gun and a camera. She was the only photographer to document resistance efforts in Eastern Europe during World War II.
TikTok Holocaust Trend is ‘Hurtful and Offensive’, Says Auschwitz Memorial
A new "Victims" or "Holocaust" or "Trauma Porn" trend has popped up on video sharing app TikTok that has prompted reactions ranging from outrage to disbelief. While the point of the trend seems to be educational, many people have called it out as offensive and tone-deaf at best, or disturbing and inhumane at worse.
Artist Shames Disrespectful Holocaust Memorial Tourists Using Photoshop
Holocaust memorials are somber places designed to honor the memories of the millions who lost their lives in the genocide, but tourists at the memorials can often be seen posing for lighthearted and disrespectful photos. Jewish artist Shahak Shapira has created a project called Yolocaust to speak out against this.
The Story of How Jews Were Saved by the ‘Leica Freedom Train’
Last week we briefly wrote on how Leica played a role in saving Jews by helping them …
Leica Helped Jews Flee Nazi Germany
Did you know that Leica boss Ernst Leitz II is considered the “photographic industry equivalent of …
Photojournalist Ruth Gruber Discusses Her Experiences During the Holocaust
Here's a short 5-minute news segment on Ruth Gruber and her work as a photojournalist during the Holocaust. Currently 100 years old, Gruber was an eyewitness to much of the history most of us have only read about in books.