Photograph #1
Photo #1 Analysis
I. Subject of the Photograph
Axe and pick
Are there people in the photograph? (yes or no)
No
Number of people: Estimated ages:
Number of men or boys: Number of women or girls:
Describe clothing:
Describe facial expressions:
Describe what the people are doing:
Are there objects in the photograph? (yes or no)
Yes
List the objects in the photograph:
Axe and pick
Describe in detail the objects in the photograph:
The axe is just the axe head leftover.
The pick is still in one piece, stainless steel.
II.Setting of the Photograph
Can you tell when or where the photograph was taken?
Around 1950's
III. Writing A Caption
This photo is representing the kind of tools that were used in the time period, which was around 1930's. The people that used these tools and materials were mostly workers, such as construction workers. These tools, especially the axe head, were used a lot and were worn out. The ice pick or the dagger was used but it does not show as much.
I. Subject of the Photograph
Axe and pick
Are there people in the photograph? (yes or no)
No
Number of people: Estimated ages:
Number of men or boys: Number of women or girls:
Describe clothing:
Describe facial expressions:
Describe what the people are doing:
Are there objects in the photograph? (yes or no)
Yes
List the objects in the photograph:
Axe and pick
Describe in detail the objects in the photograph:
The axe is just the axe head leftover.
The pick is still in one piece, stainless steel.
II.Setting of the Photograph
Can you tell when or where the photograph was taken?
Around 1950's
III. Writing A Caption
This photo is representing the kind of tools that were used in the time period, which was around 1930's. The people that used these tools and materials were mostly workers, such as construction workers. These tools, especially the axe head, were used a lot and were worn out. The ice pick or the dagger was used but it does not show as much.
Photograph #2
l. Subject of the photograph
Yes, the shovel.
Are there people?
No
Are there objects in the photograph? (yes or no)
Yes
List the objects in the photograph:
Shovel
Describe in detail the objects in the photograph:
The shovel is rusted, which means that it has been used and been used often.
II.Setting of the Photograph
Can you tell when or where the photograph was taken?
Maybe around the same time period, 1930's or within that year.
lll. Writing a caption
This photo represents the hard work of those workers who lived their days digging through the ground just to get paid. They would work for hours in the hot sun to earn money. The shovel was used to dig through the ground to find things or making an escape. Many workers have died from working this type of job.
Yes, the shovel.
Are there people?
No
Are there objects in the photograph? (yes or no)
Yes
List the objects in the photograph:
Shovel
Describe in detail the objects in the photograph:
The shovel is rusted, which means that it has been used and been used often.
II.Setting of the Photograph
Can you tell when or where the photograph was taken?
Maybe around the same time period, 1930's or within that year.
lll. Writing a caption
This photo represents the hard work of those workers who lived their days digging through the ground just to get paid. They would work for hours in the hot sun to earn money. The shovel was used to dig through the ground to find things or making an escape. Many workers have died from working this type of job.
photograph #3
I. Subject of the Photograph
Ring
Are there people in the photograph? (yes or no)
no
Are there objects in the photograph? (yes or no)
yes
List the objects in the photograph:
wedding ring
Describe in detail the objects in the photograph:
Wedding ring that seems rusted and dusty. It must have been hidden and dented.
II.Setting of the Photograph
Can you tell when or where the photograph was taken?
By the design of the ring, it may be in the 1920's.
III. Writing A Caption
This wedding ring was a family tradition to any family. It symbolizes their tradition. It could also symbolize the life that many Jewish immigrants left in order to gain a new life. Also the struggles families endured in concentration camps, they were separated from one another, and many died.
Ring
Are there people in the photograph? (yes or no)
no
Are there objects in the photograph? (yes or no)
yes
List the objects in the photograph:
wedding ring
Describe in detail the objects in the photograph:
Wedding ring that seems rusted and dusty. It must have been hidden and dented.
II.Setting of the Photograph
Can you tell when or where the photograph was taken?
By the design of the ring, it may be in the 1920's.
III. Writing A Caption
This wedding ring was a family tradition to any family. It symbolizes their tradition. It could also symbolize the life that many Jewish immigrants left in order to gain a new life. Also the struggles families endured in concentration camps, they were separated from one another, and many died.
- In examining your researched photos, what evidence suggest that life was normal for Jews before the Nazis?
Jewish people loved their families. They all had family traditions that they left behind in order to have a better life. - What did you find as you looked through your own family’s photos in relation to those that you had researched? Which one did you choose to share that relates and why?
As I looked through the photos, I noticed that there were also many pictures that were family oriented. I chose to share the ring because it symbolized the love between my grandparents and how they left their country to pursue a better life in America. - In comparing these photos, how do they show the similarities between you, your family, or your community and those in the researched photos?
It shows similarities because of the tradition of passing jewelry from generation to generation. This shows how many people are devoted to their own families. - What do these photos, yours and the researched ones, tell you about Jewish life in Europe before World War II?
These photos tell me that before the war there was great joy between all people. Families were all together. After the World War, there was separation and deaths that changed the dynamic of many Jewish families.
STEP #4: Photo Research – Due Thursday, April 17
Research the town/city that is the setting of your photo and determine the following:
- How large was the town/city’s Jewish population and how long had Nazis been living there?
In Ukraine, the Jewish population was about 40,000 people.
- What was Jewish life/culture in the town/city like prior to the Nazi invasion?
Before the German invasion, Ukraine was a constituent republic of the USSR, inhabited by Ukrainians with Russian, Polish,Jewish, Belarusian, German, Romani and Crimean Tatar minorities. It was a key subject of Nazi planning for the post-war expansion of the German state and civilization
- Where is or was the town/city located?
Busk, Ukraine
- When and how did the town/city come under Nazi rule?
Ukraine was taken under Nazi rule in 1941 when the Soviets, during their hasty retreat, shot their political prisoners and, whenever possible, evacuated personnel, dismantled and removed industrial plants, and conducted a scorched-earth policy—blowing up buildings and installations, destroying crops and food reserves, and flooding mines.
- What was the fate of this particular town/city’s Jews during the Holocaust?
The Jews in Ukraine had to be sent to concentration camps or executed.