Wednesday, November 16, 2011 – 7 pm
Past Event
Photographer, Henryk Ross (1910-1991), recorded the daily struggles of the Jewish community in the Lodz ghetto in Poland during the Nazi regime (1941-1944). During the final liquidation of the population in 1944, he buried the negatives in the frozen ground in an attempt to save this historical record. Although many were destroyed by mold, nearly 3000 negatives (35 mm) miraculously survived, along with a small group of original prints, curfew notices, and newspapers, which are now in the AGO collection. Maia-Mari Sutnik, Curator, Special Projects - Photography, introduces these rare images which document the grim realities and ultimate tragedy of the Lodz ghetto.
Last modified on December 14, 2011
