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Portrait of George Kadish (formerly Zvi Kadushi), posing with a photograph he took of an inscription written by a Jew during the pogrom in the Slobodka district of Kovno in July 1941. The Yiddish inscription reads: "Jews, avenge."
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George Kadish

George Kadish (1910–1997) secretly photographed and documented daily life in the Kovno ghetto in Nazi-occupied Lithuania between 1941–1944. Explore more content related to George Kadish and his experiences during the Holocaust (1933–1945).

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A group of five children standing in front of a fence. All of them are wearing heavy outerwear and caps. The child in the center is holding the youngest in their arms.
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A group of children in the Kovno ghetto
Portrait of George Kadish (formerly Zvi Kadushi), posing with a photograph he took of an inscription written by a Jew during the pogrom in the Slobodka district of Kovno in July 1941. The Yiddish inscription reads: "Jews, avenge."
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George Kadish
Scene photographed by George Kadish: Jewish prisoners behind a barred window in the Kovno ghetto jail. [LCID: 81155]
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Kovno ghetto jail
Photograph taken by George Kadish: a member of the Kovno ghetto underground hides supplies in a well used as the entrance to a hiding ... [LCID: 81109]
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Member of the Kovno ghetto underground hides supplies in a well
Ruins of a building in the Kovno ghetto gutted when the Germans attempted to force Jews out of hiding during the final destruction ... [LCID: 81133]
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Ruins in the Kovno ghetto
Jews carrying bundles of possessions before their deportation from the Kovno ghetto. [LCID: 10687]
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Scene during deportation from the Kovno ghetto
Clandestine photograph taken by George Kadish: scene during the deportation of Jews from the Kovno ghetto. [LCID: 81088]
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Scene during the deportation of Jews from the Kovno ghetto
A pair of muddy worn leather lace up shoes sit on the rocky ground.
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Shoes left behind after a deportation action in the Kovno ghetto
A young boy holding his younger brother in the Kovno ghetto. [LCID: 81172]
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Two young boys in the Kovno ghetto
Two young brothers sit next to each other on a bench inside of an apartment. The older boy sits on the right while wearing a dark jacket with a Star of David patch on the left side of his chest. The younger boy sits on the left while wearing a light colored long sleeve shirt with a Star of David patch on the left side of his chest. Both boys have short dark hair and light skin tone.
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Two young brothers in the Kovno ghetto
Unearthing the evidence of Nazi crimes in Kovno; Soviet officers preside over the opening and exhumation of a mass grave at the ... [LCID: 81144]
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Unearthing the evidence of Nazi crimes in Kovno

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