While the work has won praise, some have also criticised it for mixing photographs from different times, including Holocaust-era images of Jews.
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New exhibition shows Jewish life in Polish shtetl before the Holocaust
Stuart Dowell
Self-taught artist Mayer Kirshenblatt captured in vivid detail his childhood memories of prewar Poland.
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Polish family killed for helping Jews put on path to sainthood by Pope Francis
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