Riga Ghetto 1943
Numero oggettoM2009/004:001
TitoloRiga Ghetto 1943
DescrizioneBlack and white photograph of the entrance of the Riga Ghetto, in Latvia, showing a barbed-wire fence and sign. The sign, in both German and Latvian, is a warning that people attempting to cross the fence or contact inhabitants of the ghetto will be shot. This photo was taken by a German soldier in 1943 before the liquidation of Riga in December of that year. The sign reads - "Every person that oversteps the fence or tries to get in contact with the Ghetto inmates will be shot at without warning!"
Luogo di produzioneRiga, Latvia
Data 1943
Periodo di produzioneWorld War II (1939-1945)
Soggettophotographs, ghettos, discrimination, segregation, exclusion, ghetto conditions
Nome oggettophotographs
Materialephotographic emulsion, paper, paper
Dimensioni
- width: 87.00 mm
height: 57.00 mm
Lingua
- German sign: "Every person that oversteps the fence or tries to get in contact with the Ghetto inmates will be shot at without warning!"
Linea di creditoSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Nelly Illing
