Two individuals stand at a work table and appear to be carving the bottom of shoes. The man closest to the camera is balding with dark hair and light skin tone. The man behind him has short dark hair and light skin tone. Shavings litter the table amongst stacks of materials and finished products.
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Jewish forced laborers making shoes

Jewish forced laborers at work making shoes in a ghetto workshop. Kovno, Lithuania, December 1943.


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