Walls that Remember - Ella
This photograph shows Ella Puhn at her workplace in Klaipėda. This is where her office was located. She worked as an accountant at “Liverma.” The Puhn and Balk families knew each other well. Leon Balks photo studio was right next door. So he photographed Ella in front of her workplace.
“Liverma” was one of the largest textile companies in Klaipėda, run by the Israelit brothers. They were also actively involved in city life. Tobias Israelit was awarded the Order of Merit of Lithuania in 1938. He was also the president of the Klaipėda Jewish sports club “Bar Kochba.” In 1941, the Israelit brothers were exiled to Siberia.
Another photograph of the Puhn family became famous worldwide. It shows the family on March 23, 1939, fleeing Memel.
Ella Puhn and her daughter Cira perished in the Stutthof concentration camp, while Aron Puhn and his daughter Aviv were murdered in the Šiauliai ghetto.
Authors of the art project: Lina Šlipavičiūtė and Martynas Šostauskas
Initiated and funded by History and Culture Society Jews in East Prussia
