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*His photographic study of a nearly extinct Jewish community in Romania was published as The Last Jews of Radauti by Dial/Doubleday in 1983, with text by Ayse Gürsan-Salzmann.  
 
*His photographic study of a nearly extinct Jewish community in Romania was published as The Last Jews of Radauti by Dial/Doubleday in 1983, with text by Ayse Gürsan-Salzmann.  
 
*His most recent work in Cuba is soon to be published in book form by Blue Flower Press under the title: La Lucha/The Struggle.
 
*His most recent work in Cuba is soon to be published in book form by Blue Flower Press under the title: La Lucha/The Struggle.
'''Face to Face: Encounters Between Jews & Blacks'''
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====Face to Face: Encounters Between Jews & Blacks====
 
<blockquote>"I used photo-text to explore and come to grips with my own racism, which I found to be increasing day by day. I found myself connecting my own personal experiences with crime to the negative images of Black men consistently perpetuated by the media. It seems that Blacks and Jews still subscribe to stereotypes and misperceptions about one another, ignoring the real dilemmas in their relationships. I set out on a journey of exploration, not to foreign lands, but to people living in diverse corners of Philadelphia with whom I had never had an opportunity to speak, to find answers to my questions."</blockquote>
 
<blockquote>"I used photo-text to explore and come to grips with my own racism, which I found to be increasing day by day. I found myself connecting my own personal experiences with crime to the negative images of Black men consistently perpetuated by the media. It seems that Blacks and Jews still subscribe to stereotypes and misperceptions about one another, ignoring the real dilemmas in their relationships. I set out on a journey of exploration, not to foreign lands, but to people living in diverse corners of Philadelphia with whom I had never had an opportunity to speak, to find answers to my questions."</blockquote>
  

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Laurence Salzmann is a native of Philadelphia who has worked as a photographer/ filmmaker since the early 1960's.

  • Salzmann's photographic method is deeply informed by his background in anthropology and involves long term participation in and observation of groups or events. His work illustrates how lives and events are shaped by the environments and conditions in which people live.
  • His projects document the lives of little known groups in America and abroad. He looks at the lives of people ranging from occupants of single room occupancy hotels in New York City to transhumant shepherds in Transylvania, residents of a Mexican village, and Philadelphia Mummers.
  • His photographic study of a nearly extinct Jewish community in Romania was published as The Last Jews of Radauti by Dial/Doubleday in 1983, with text by Ayse Gürsan-Salzmann.
  • His most recent work in Cuba is soon to be published in book form by Blue Flower Press under the title: La Lucha/The Struggle.

Face to Face: Encounters Between Jews & Blacks

"I used photo-text to explore and come to grips with my own racism, which I found to be increasing day by day. I found myself connecting my own personal experiences with crime to the negative images of Black men consistently perpetuated by the media. It seems that Blacks and Jews still subscribe to stereotypes and misperceptions about one another, ignoring the real dilemmas in their relationships. I set out on a journey of exploration, not to foreign lands, but to people living in diverse corners of Philadelphia with whom I had never had an opportunity to speak, to find answers to my questions."

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