These Photos Survived the Holocaust, Only to Be Lost in a Library Book

Posted Wednesday, October 21, 2026 3:00 am

Claire Fahy (via The New York Times - Region)

A collection of pictures depicting a Jewish family’s life before the Holocaust were sent on a wild journey through the Brooklyn Public Library system.

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Libraries and Librarians, Photography, Holocaust and the Nazi Era, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn (NYC), World War II (1939-45), Archives and Records, Books and Literature