Elia Kahvedjian
Elia Kahvedjian (* 1910 in Urfa ; † 1999 in Jerusalem ) was an Armenian photographer .
Elia Kahvedjian escaped the Armenian genocide with his sister in 1915 , while 160 members of his family were killed. He came to an orphanage in Nazareth and came into contact with photography through one of his teachers. So he later went to Jerusalem as a photographer. Thousands of photos of historical Palestine , Jordan and Syria were taken .
During the Palestine War in 1948, Kahvedjian hid his collection of negatives in an attic. The pictures were not found again until 1987 and today represent valuable historical documents about life in the Middle East. His son Kevork self-published a selection of the pictures.
Illustrated book
- Kevork Kahvedjian: Jerusalem through my father's eyes . Jerusalem 1998, ISBN 9789659022700 .
literature
- Nir Hasson: The finest photographs of early 20th century Palestine, shuttered in controversy . In: Haaretz from March 9, 2014 (Weblink)
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| SURNAME | Kahvedjian, Elijah |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Armenian photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Urfa |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1999 |
| Place of death | Jerusalem |