Finding aid for the Fifty Faces : the Holocaust Remembered Photographs

Biography of Herbert Ascherman, Jr.

Herbert Ascherman, Jr. is a Cleveland Heights, Ohio, photographer. In addition to exhibitions in Northeast Ohio, he has exhibited his work in the European Museum of Photography, the Biblioteque National in Paris, and London's National Portrait Gallery. In 1985, Ascherman, with coordinator Lee Rosenberg, created Fifty Faces: The Holocaust Remembered, a compilation of fifty Cleveland area Holocaust survivors, children of Holocaust survivors, liberators, and Righteous Gentiles. The exhibit opened on September 1985 at the Jewish Community Center of Cleveland, and was shown in other cities, as well.

Scope and Content

The Fifty Faces : the Holocaust Remembered Photographs, 1985, consist of 52 black and white, matted prints, with the subject's handwritten words, copies of the subjects' statements, and a typed version of the statements.

This collection is of value to those seeking illustrative material on Cleveland, Ohio area photographers in general, and photography related to Holocaust survivors in particular. Those interested in the career of Herbert Ascherman, Jr. will also find this collection useful. Those studying the history of the Jewish community in Cleveland, Ohio, and the lives of Holocaust survivors who settled in the Cleveland area will find this collection useful.

Statement of Arrangement

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

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Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] PG 533 Fifty Faces: The Holocaust Remembered Photographs, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Herbert Ascherman, Jr. in 2003.

Processing Information

Processed by Jane A. Avner in 2004.

Detailed Description of The Collection