The exhibition Seeing Auschwitz is a welcome reminder of the value of looking closely at photographic evidence of the Holocaust (Seeing Auschwitz photographic exhibition opens in London, 20 October).
We are very fortunate in Britain to have one of the most comprehensive photographic archives on this subject anywhere in the world, in the Wiener Holocaust Library. The genocide of Europe’s Jews was accurately photographed, filmed and documented, perhaps to an even greater degree than a general visitor to this exhibition may realise. Photographs formed part of the prosecution’s evidence at the Nuremberg trials and have been a valuable resource for researchers ever since.
