A Fool There Was

Photograph of a man in a long coat kneeling in front of a memorial wreath on a pedestal as crowd watches and photographers take photos.

West German Chancellor Willy Brandt Kneels in Front of the Jewish Heroes Monument Paying Tribute to Jews Killed by the Nazis during the 1943 Uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto, December 7, 1970

German Chancellor Willie Brandt went down on his knees at the monument to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising on a trip to Poland. He was there to sign the Treaty of Warsaw, a key element of his “Ostpolitik,”…

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Jewish Immigrants on the SS Patricia

Immigrants on a ship from Hamburg, Germany, arriving in New York, December 10, 1906. They were among the 15 million immigrants who came to the United States between 1900 and 1915. Most of the…

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Photograph of three soldiers in uniform looking to their left standing in front of the Western Wall, with central soldier holding helmet in his hands.

Paratroopers at the Western Wall, June 7, 1967

Perhaps the most iconic photograph of the Six Day War is this one, of three Israeli paratroopers at the Western Wall shortly after its capture by the Israeli army on the third day of the war. A few…

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