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Family photograph, the Bronx, early 1940s. Seated: very likely David and Esther Brecher; standing in the centre: Alex and Anne. The two small children
The family in the Bronx, early 1940s · early 1940s · the Bronx, New York. Family photograph, the Bronx, early 1940s. Seated: very likely David and Esther Brecher; standing in the centre: Alex and Anne. The two small children are not named. Identification by the family. Family collection (Yosef Osher Gavriel Brecher), shared 2017Labelled: Alex (Shimshon) Brecher; Esther (Sheindel / Eszter Sára) Brecher née Klein (identification uncertain); David Brecher HaKohen (identification uncertain).
  1. Anne (Chana Pessel) Brecher — the caption places her standing in the centre beside Alex; which of the two women beside him is not stated, so no box is drawn.
  2. The two small children — not identified (the caption does not name them).
  3. The other people standing — not identified in the caption.
Yitzchak Brecher, son of Asher and Pesel, with his wife Frimet and their children.
Yitzchak and Frimet Brecher with their children. Yitzchak Brecher, son of Asher and Pesel, with his wife Frimet and their children. Holocaust memorial records, Photo Archive, item 15279659Labelled: Izsák (Yitzchak) Brecher; Frimet (Frantiska) Brecher née Kreindler.
  1. The children — not named in the record.

The original photographs are untouched; the frames are drawn over them. More group photographs will be labelled only when the family identifies the people — Who is in this photo?