Ira Nowinski Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 1181
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of: 95 black-and-white photographs of Soviet Jews in San Francisco, 1970s - 1980s; photographs of Holocaust monuments around the world.
Dates
- Creation: 1970s-1980s
Creator
- Nowinski, Ira (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Photographer. Graduate of San Francisco Art Institute. His photographs are housed in several public collections including the Library of Congress and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. His books have appeared in several publications including In Fitting Memory: The Art and Politics of the Holocaust (1991). Photographed scenes of Jewish life in San Francisco. Born in New York. Lives in San Francisco, California.
Extent
2 Boxes (1 2.5" legal;1 3"legal (photos))
Language of Materials
English
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Cairo (Egypt) -- Description and travel
- Cairo (Egypt) -- Religious life and customs
- Cairo (Egypt) -- Social life and customs
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- Description and travel
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- Religious life and customs
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- Social life and customs
Topical
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Repository
