Most of the images that currently appear on the website are from a collection of 43 photographs that once belonged to a Lithuanian Jewish family who vanished from history after they were forced into the Kovno Ghetto in August 1941. Found in an attic in Kaunas in 2016, the photographs were later given to the International Centre for Litvak Photography, whose subsequent research led to the discovery of their original owners, although finding any surviving relatives hasn’t been so successful. To view all of the images, and to find out more about the family, click here.
If you have any information that may lead to the return of the photographs to their rightful heirs, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
THE DATA BRIGADE
Officially registered in the Republic of Lithuania on May 17, 2024, the Data Brigade (Duomenų Brigada, VšĮ) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to preserving and raising awareness of all things connected with the subject of pre-Second World War Lithuanian Jewish photography. See www.cameraobscura.lt for more, and/or please feel free to make a financial donation.