Vol. 5 Núm. 2 (2025)
Artículos: miscelánea

Documentando el gueto de Łódź a través de las fotografías de Mendel Grossman

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  • Antonia Tejeda Barros
Antonia Tejeda Barros
Tiergarten 4 Association, Berlín
Biografía
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33732/shj.v5i2.158

Publicado 2025-07-31

Palabras clave

  • Gueto de Łódź,
  • Mendel Grossman,
  • Chełmno,
  • Auschwitz-Birkenau,
  • Shoah,
  • Fotografía,
  • Amidah
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El fotógrafo polaco judío Mendel Grossman captó con su cámara (oficial y clandestinamente) la dura y cruel realidad del gueto de Łódź: la producción industrial, el sufrimiento, el hambre, la deportación y la muerte. En el presente artículo describo el gueto de Łódź y la agonía del pueblo judío a través de la mirada de Grossman, así como las actividades culturales, religiosas y sionistas que tuvieron lugar en el gueto en medio de tanta destrucción y muerte. Afirmo que las fotografías de Grossman humanizan a las víctimas y son una fuente crucial del sufrimiento y la aniquilación de las víctimas judías del gueto de Łódź. Además, sostengo que las fotografías de Grossman simbolizan coraje y desafío (dos actos que entran dentro del espectro del término amidah) y son una fuente inestimable para la investigación tanto del gueto de Łódź como de la Shoah.

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