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[ravena_kade]

Tonight I took DQ to the Museum of Fine Arts to see a photography exhibit called Memory Unearthed:The Lodz Ghetto photographs of Henryk Ross. Ross took photos of life in the ghetto and then buried them. He was one of the survivors liberated by the Russians and then they dug up the photos and negatives.

A very thought provoking exhibit...one that many people need to see.

I never really understood street photography just for the sake of it, but this is what many of these photos were and they are important.

Comments

[brickhousewench]

They had a piece about that exhibit on CBS Sunday Morning recently. It looked fascinating, but also sad (Because all Holocaust exhibits are somewhat sad).

[gwendraith]

I'd love to see that exhibition, it's an important historical record. I love that particular museum.

[ravena_kade]

You have visited Boston then?

Yes, it is a great place. I keep a membership so I can pop in and out to see all the traveling exhibits.

What I found fascinating too was the fact that after being freed from the ghetto Ross never took another photo

[gwendraith]

Yes, I've been to Boston several times and love it. I've also been to several other states and cities including NYC and Washington DC. I think Cape Cod and the Outer Banks, NC were my favourite places :)

It was strange that he never took another photo after being freed. I think I can almost understand that.

[chris_warrior]

hey! glad you got to hang out with her :)

[malterre]

we'll have to check it out next trip!

[cmcmck]

I wish there were similar images of the Riga Ghetto.

I might just be looking at the missing part of my own family........