Meir Wachenheimer en zijn vrouw Mathilde Wachenheimer-Wertheimer op bezoek bij hun zoon Eugen Wachenheimer en schoondochter Else Wachenheimer-Moos, vermoedelijk 1928, vermoedelijk Neurenberg 1928

This photograph, taken in Nuremberg around 1928 by an anonymous photographer, depicts two generations of the Wachenheimer family. On the left, Meir Wachenheimer and his wife Mathilde Wachenheimer-Wertheimer visit their son Eugen Wachenheimer and his wife Else Wachenheimer-Moos. As we consider this image through the lens of history, we cannot ignore the looming shadow of the Holocaust. The Wachenheimer family, like so many Jewish families in Germany, faced unimaginable horror in the years following this photograph. This image encapsulates a moment of normalcy and family connection, before the rise of Nazi Germany. The family's positioning and formal dress speak to the social conventions of the time, while also highlighting their identity and place within the community. Looking at their faces, can you imagine what their lives were like before the world changed? What hopes and fears did they carry? This photograph is a poignant reminder of the individuals and families whose lives were forever altered by the atrocities of the Holocaust.