Decades-old photos show ‘joyful’ Gaza in happier times.
An exhibition in Marseille features 300 historical photos of Gaza taken between the 1940s and 1970s. The collection highlights a more joyful and vibrant time in the region, captured by photographer Kegham Djeghalian Sr. This exhibition serves as a poignant reminder of Gaza's past before the conflicts that followed.
- ▪The exhibition showcases 300 photos taken in Gaza from the 1940s to the 1970s.
- ▪Kegham Djeghalian Sr opened Gaza's first photo studio in 1944.
- ▪The photos depict a joyful and vibrant time in Gaza's history.
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