Jewish cemetery
Referring to what has happened to the Jews of Iasi, who have been deported by the Germans on June 29th of 1941, and those 640 who died on their way to the extermination camps and are buried here in Tirgu Frumos: The central fountain, where this picture was taken is supposed to show the local connection of the events of 1941 and the city. In addition the old nozzles of the cascade represent the mechanic, planned and executed mass murder of millions of Jews during WWII. At the same time, the “dead” hand holds a burned pieces of paper which says “חי“, the Hebrew expression for “life”, representing the momentum of hope even in the darkest hours. Photo & Story by Vitali Trocin (Moldova), Baran Koç (Turkey), Fedo Hge (Germany), Daniela Roman (Romania)
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