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Tombstone of David ben Solomon Gans
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This is an image of the tombstone of David Ganz, Prague. Born in Lippstadt (now North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany), Ganz (1541–1613) was a chronicler, mathematician, historian, astronomer, and…

Places:

Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

1613

Subjects:

Gravestones, Memorial, Rabbis, Cities, Community

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Monuments, Gravestones & Tombs
Tombstone in graveyard with triangular top, Hebrew inscription, and Star of David.
Rendering of Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Warsaw, Poland
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Hecker’s design for the Museum of the History of the Polish Jews (Polin) proposed a complex of two buildings: one a rectangular concrete block and the other a lighter metal and glass structure. The…

Contributor:

Zvi Hecker

Places:

Warsaw, Poland

Date:

2005

Subjects:

Cities, Memorial, Jewish quarters, Ecology

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Architecture
3-D rendering of lit-up buildings.
The Fire’s Victims
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Contributor:

Louis Gilrod, David Meyerowitz

Places:

New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)

Date:

1911

Subjects:

Memorial, Mourning, Death, Cities, Migration

Categories:

Performing Arts, Popular Poetry, Music
Page with Yiddish and English titles and drawing of fire engulfing building in center.
Statue of Liberty
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Best known for his New York City street photography, Speier was always on the lookout for unexpected and often humorous juxtapositions of incongruous elements to photograph. In this scene, visitors to…

Contributor:

Len Speier

Places:

Date:

1975

Subjects:

Photography, Cities, Memorial, Memory

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Photography, Monuments, Gravestones & Tombs
Photograph depicting pedestal of large sculpture with people standing around its base.