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52Frames - Week 20 - Meaningful Location

Porto, Portugal

With the rise of antisemitism worldwide, it is important for Jews to pay tribute to those who have been victims over the centuries.  A meaningful location on our Jewish tour of Porto.

Leica M EV1 @ F8 | 28mm | 1/125 sec | ISO 640

Voigtlander VM 28mm F2 Ultron

Photographed 5/12/26

Victims

One can only hope that the "bricks" in these walls never get filled.  This is the Gunshot Victim Memorial at the Chicago Cultural Center.  Each brick housing artifacts provided by loved ones represents a victim of gunshot violence in Chicago.  Very sad.

Taken 11/24/19

Shoes

Via Flickr:
Arriving in Budapest on Yom Kippur, we wanted to visit the Shoe Memorial along the Danube River. This memorial commemorates the Jews who were lined up along the river, tied together and then shot, one person pulling the whole line into the river with them.

A solemn visit on a solemn day.

Taken 9/14/13

Big Al

Via Flickr:
1925 - 2013
My father-in-law; I was proud to call him "Dad" for the last 40 years. He'll be missed, but never forgotten.

Taken July 2012