“Is the rest of the world crazy, or am I ? “…… Albert Einstein
Just another word on pixelation.
To its everlasting disgrace, a frum magazine just a few weeks ago , pixelated a woman in a Holocaust photo.
In other words, erased from memory and eternal memorial, a Jewish mother, wife, sister who was most probably on the way to being shoved into a gas chamber. Why? Which normal human male looking at the photo has even a shadow of any kind of lewd thought at that moment?
There’s a Holocaust museum now opened in Brooklyn, N.Y., calling itself Amud Aish.
Yeshiva World ran a piece on them a few weeks ago. I’ve heard it said that the museum does not show women’s Holocaust victims on exhibit.
So I posted a comment there asking for clarification, and this was their response:
“Amud Aish does not have such a policy regarding showing pictures with women in them. However, when showing such photos, we take into consideration two things:
1. Holocaust victim’s dignity
2. Communal sensitivities
Hence any photos, regardless of gender, are only exhibited with this in mind. We strive to present an accurate portrayal of the historic events, while ensuring that these concerns are addressed.”
To me, this reads like a politician’s press release and not definitively answering the question.
Does anybody know the answer ?