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Robert Capa

(Budapest, Hungary, 1913 - 1954, Thái Bình, Vietnam)

Jews fight Jews on the beach of Tel Aviv

1948

Gelatin silver print

6 3/8 x 9 1/2 in. (16.3 x 24.1 cm)

Collection of the Akron Art Museum

Gift of Dr. Donald and Alice Lappé

2002.20

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This image was taken in and around Jerusalem during the last few days before the founding of the state of Israel, when the country was experiencing an uneasy transition from war to peace. This scene shows Jews fighting other Jews but also helping each other evacuate the wounded. It reveals the political complexity present even within a single side of the conflict.

Keywords
Battle
Gelatin Silver
Documentary