"Night"
By: Elie Wiesel
Photo Project
Photo Collection Part 1 and 2
In this photo, there is only one boy smiling for a picture of himself. The name of the boy is Manfred Wildmann, who was born in 1930 in Philippsburg, Germany. It appears that the boy is wearing a collar jacket and a white collar shirt underneath the jacket his is wearing. Manfred Wildmann seems to be 8 years old, since the photo was taken in 1938 and that he was born in 1930. There aren't any objects in the photo, just the boy. This photo was taken in Phllipsburg, Germany, the hometown of Manfred, in 1938. It is hard to tell whether this photo was taken indoors or outdoors.
In this photo, there is one Jewish baby that is lying in a cradle with a canopy. It appears that baby is covered by the blanket in the cradle and is wearing clothes, it appears, underneath it. The baby is just peacefully lying in the cradle. The canopy is hanging over the the head of the baby at the far end of the cradle. The cradle seems to be weaved like a weaved basket. There is also a picture frame hanging on the wall on the top left of the photo. This photo was taken in a room, as you can see in the photo. Of course, the photo was taken indoors, and the photo was taken before 1928. This photo may be taken during the day because light is coming from the left side of the photo.
In this photo, there are two people, a man and a woman. The name of the man on the right is Jonas Radlinskas, and the name of the woman on the left is Felicija Radlinskas. They were Muslim Tatars, and lived with their three daughters. These two people seem to be posing and looking at the camera for a photo. Their ages, based on the photo, may be in the 50s or 60s. Felicija appears to be wearing a dress, and Jonas appears to be wearing a black colored jacket. This photo seems like it could be taken during the day since there is light in the picture. It is difficult to tell during what year the photo was taken and where it was taken. The photo may be taken at where they live: Raiziai, Lithuania.
Photo Project Part 3
In examining your researched photos, what evidence suggest that life was normal for Jews before the Nazis?
In examining my researched photos, evidence that suggests that life was normal for Jews before the Nazis is the fact there is no conflict or violence in any of the researched photos I chose. Everything looks pretty normal. The baby is in the crib, not being burned in the crematorium in the book "Night" or being used as target practice as said in the book "Night". Life for Jews before the Nazis was peaceful and nonviolent.
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?
I found pictures of myself as a baby. It looked the same as the researched photo I chose, the baby in the crib. I also have some portraits of myself in my own family's photos. They were mostly school photos. They are all, of course, exactly the same as the researched photo I chose that had the boy in the picture, looking at the camera. I also have photos of my parents. They kind of looked like the researched photo of the parents I chose. I chose to share the portrait of me because it is almost exactly like the one with Manfred Wildmann. We are both smiling. Both of us are being normal. They are parallel to each other.
In comparing these photos, how do they show the similarities between you, your family, or your community and those in the researched photos?
In comparing these photos, both of us were just normal boys living a normal life. It shows me that the boy in the photo is living a similar life like mine before World War II: a life of peacefulness and nonviolence. When World War II came, the boy's life in the picture was negatively affected. The Jewish population was horrified by the acts of the Nazis during World War II.
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 Jewish life in Europe before World War II was pretty much like mine. Jewish life was pretty peaceful and normal. They celebrate their own religion, just like I do. Jewish life before World War II was normal and peaceful.
In examining my researched photos, evidence that suggests that life was normal for Jews before the Nazis is the fact there is no conflict or violence in any of the researched photos I chose. Everything looks pretty normal. The baby is in the crib, not being burned in the crematorium in the book "Night" or being used as target practice as said in the book "Night". Life for Jews before the Nazis was peaceful and nonviolent.
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?
I found pictures of myself as a baby. It looked the same as the researched photo I chose, the baby in the crib. I also have some portraits of myself in my own family's photos. They were mostly school photos. They are all, of course, exactly the same as the researched photo I chose that had the boy in the picture, looking at the camera. I also have photos of my parents. They kind of looked like the researched photo of the parents I chose. I chose to share the portrait of me because it is almost exactly like the one with Manfred Wildmann. We are both smiling. Both of us are being normal. They are parallel to each other.
In comparing these photos, how do they show the similarities between you, your family, or your community and those in the researched photos?
In comparing these photos, both of us were just normal boys living a normal life. It shows me that the boy in the photo is living a similar life like mine before World War II: a life of peacefulness and nonviolence. When World War II came, the boy's life in the picture was negatively affected. The Jewish population was horrified by the acts of the Nazis during World War II.
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 Jewish life in Europe before World War II was pretty much like mine. Jewish life was pretty peaceful and normal. They celebrate their own religion, just like I do. Jewish life before World War II was normal and peaceful.
Photo Project Part 4
Picture of Manfred Wildmann (boy):
How large was the town/city’s Jewish population and how long had Nazis been living there?
There was a population of 3,100 people in Philippsburg, Germany. Nazis have been to Philippsburg, Germany only to burn the synagogue there and to take most Jewish men between the ages of 18 to 65 to go to a concentration camp. At the start of the war, there wasn't much happening in the town. Life was normal during the war. There were only the sound of guns rumbling from far away.
What was Jewish life/culture in the town/city like prior to the Nazi invasion?
Jewish people were fully integrated to the community in Philippsburg, Germany. Jewish people attended the synagogue regularly and celebrated Jewish holidays.
Where is or was the town/city located?
It is located in Germany.
When and how did the town/city come under Nazi rule?
The Nazi came to rule Philippsburg in 1933. There was little anti-Semitism in Philippsburg. As said earlier, the Nazis burned the synagogue in Philippsburg and took Jewish men between the ages of 18 to 65 to a concentration camp. Otherwise, life was normal still in Philippsburg.
What was the fate of this particular town/city’s Jews during the Holocaust?
The fate of Jewish men between the ages of 18 to 65 was the concentration camp. The rest of the Jewish people were undisturbed.
Sources:
http://wildmannbirnbaum.com/manfred-wildmann/wildmanns-in-philipsburg/
How large was the town/city’s Jewish population and how long had Nazis been living there?
There was a population of 3,100 people in Philippsburg, Germany. Nazis have been to Philippsburg, Germany only to burn the synagogue there and to take most Jewish men between the ages of 18 to 65 to go to a concentration camp. At the start of the war, there wasn't much happening in the town. Life was normal during the war. There were only the sound of guns rumbling from far away.
What was Jewish life/culture in the town/city like prior to the Nazi invasion?
Jewish people were fully integrated to the community in Philippsburg, Germany. Jewish people attended the synagogue regularly and celebrated Jewish holidays.
Where is or was the town/city located?
It is located in Germany.
When and how did the town/city come under Nazi rule?
The Nazi came to rule Philippsburg in 1933. There was little anti-Semitism in Philippsburg. As said earlier, the Nazis burned the synagogue in Philippsburg and took Jewish men between the ages of 18 to 65 to a concentration camp. Otherwise, life was normal still in Philippsburg.
What was the fate of this particular town/city’s Jews during the Holocaust?
The fate of Jewish men between the ages of 18 to 65 was the concentration camp. The rest of the Jewish people were undisturbed.
Sources:
http://wildmannbirnbaum.com/manfred-wildmann/wildmanns-in-philipsburg/