CAMERA OBSCURA

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Pre-Second World War Lithuanian Jewish photographs provide a unique and irreplaceable record of a civilisation that no longer exists. Camera Obscura is an unparalleled cultural history and provenance research project that celebrates these magical images through the eyes of the mostly forgotten women and men who made them. More than that, the project also investigates and documents the innumerable stories of their almost total destruction during the German occupation of Lithuania between June 1941 and January 1945, while providing detailed information about the locations and life stories of the pitifully few photographs that managed to survive the horrors of the Holocaust. 

Officially launched on January 1, 2025, Camera Obscura is partly funded with assistance from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, the EVZ Foundation, the German Federal Ministry of Finance and the Jewish Historical Society of England. 

The Camera Obscura project remains very much a work in progress. If you'd like to make a financial contribution towards its continuing development, please don't hesitate to hit the blue Donate button at the bottom of the page (↓). To find out how to get involved in the project as a volunteer, click here.