Alter Kacyzne
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Brief Description: The collection consists of Kacyzne's photographic works.      Photographs of Jewish life in Poland taken in 70 communities.  Topics include: Jewish types; family; work; trade; street scenes; marketplace; poverty; religious life; schools; summer camps; landscapes. Photographs of Jewish immigrants at the HIAS office in Warsaw.      Theater photographs. Stills of scenes from various performances.  Portraits of actors and diretors, notably of the Vilna Troupe. Photo albums compiled in honor of the first anniversary of the Association of Jewish Drama Artists in Vilna, 1917 (includes photographs of actors in roles). Articles published in the Yiddish press about Kacyzne after his death.
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YIVO Online Guide
Record Series Number: RG 1270/RG 1270
Created by: Kacyzne, Alter (1885-1941)
Volume: 0.0
Subject Index
Economic Life
Everyday Life
Immigration and Emigration
Photographers
Poland
Press, Jewish
Religious Life
Summer Camps
Theater
Genres/Forms of Material
Documents - Collection
Finding Aid Revisions: 1994/11/23 ; 1999/07/12
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