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Uriel Sinai

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Numbered

#B2823, Daniel Chanoch, Bnei Zion, Israel, 78 years old, born in Lithuania. One for "Numbered," November 5, 2010, portraits of Auschwitz survivors and the scars they carry 66 years later. "I saved myself from sure death when I was 8 years old. That was my defining moment. My mother's womb gave birth to me, but I owe my life just to myself. "
Uriel Sinai

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Numbered

A11998. Sophia Joseph, Bnei Zion, Israel, 83 years old, born in Transylvania. One for "Numbered," November 5, 2010, portraits of Auschwitz survivors and the scars they carry 66 years later. "I often wonder, if my happy childhood memories are authentic representations of reality, or if reality is actually what I went through in Auschwitz…. At the end of the day, I guess they both are real."
Uriel Sinai

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Haiti Earthquake

A Haitian man transports a dead body past a destroyed house , one for "Haiti Earthquake," January 16, 2010. During the devastating earthquake that hit the Island of Haiti on January 12, 2010, thousands of people died and many other were displaced from their homes. The people of Haiti are still dealing with the consequences .
Uriel Sinai

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Haiti Earthquake

A wounded man has his face washed by a family member in an Israeli army hospital in Port au Prince, one for "Haiti Earthquake," January 16, 2010. During the devastating earthquake that hit the Island of Haiti on January 12, 2010, thousands of people died and many other were displaced from their homes. The people of Haiti are still dealing with the consequences .