head and shoulders of a soldier seen from the back, facing a wall; wearing a yarmulke, 2 rows of bullets around his neck and camoflaged shirt

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First Soldier at the Wall, Six Day War, 1967

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Micha Bar-Am's photo from the Six Day War in Jerusalem touches on the theme of spiritual power in the face of violent and politically-charged environs. The man pictured was one of the first paratroopers to reach the Western Wall, a long-standing principal site of Jewish worship prohibited to Jews by Jordanian rule from 1948 until 1967. The photo reinforces religious piety with military power--the bullets draped over his shoulders seemingly transformed into a prayer shawl.

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Title
First Soldier at the Wall, Six Day War
Artist Life
born 1930
Role
Photographer
Accession Number
98.265.6.1
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head and shoulders of a soldier seen from the back, facing a wall; wearing a yarmulke, 2 rows of bullets around his neck and camoflaged shirt

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