Photographs of the Holocaust
Religious Ceremonies
- A family of Jewish DPs poses with their newborn at a circumcision ceremony at the Zeilsheim DP camp.
- In a synagogue in the Zeilsheim displaced persons' camp, the cantor chants the memorial prayer for victims of the Holocaust.
Weddings
- Portrait of a Jewish DP couple at their wedding celebration in the Zeilsheim DP camp.
- Wedding ceremony at the Zeilsheim displaced persons' camp. The rabbi recites the marriage blessings under the huppah (canopy).
- Group portrait of the members of a wedding party at the Zeilsheim DP camp. The portrait was taken in front of a large Zionist mural.
- The wedding of Alice and John Fink in the Bergen-Belsen DP camp.
Hannukah
- A child lights a Hannukah menorah during a holiday celebration in the Zeilsheim DP camp.
- An American GI speaks at a candlelighting ceremony on the first night of Hanukkah.
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