ECHOING VISHNIAK: AHRON WEINER'S PHOTOGRAPHIC PILGRIMAGES TO UMAN

By Menachem Wecker

At first glance, the chassid in Ahron Weiner's "In Memorial" looks like he may be wearing an earring on his right
 ear, which is framed by his dark brown side curl. Further inspection reveals the ear is in silhouette, and the "earring" is indeed white light cast by one of the many memorial candles he contemplates - tributes to the tens of thousands of Jews of Uman murdered in the 18th century and nearly two centuries later by the Nazis.

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