Renowned photography curator Guy Raz is set to give a lecture on Zoom titled “Nahal Oz – the most photographed kibbutz in the world” today at 18:00. Raz, who is also the curator of the Department of Photography at Moza, the Land of Israel Museum in Tel Aviv, will showcase photographs of the kibbutz dating back to the 1950s.
The lecture will delve into the history of Nahal Oz, which was established in 1951, and its close proximity to the border of the Gaza Strip. Raz will present a collection of black-and-white photographs by renowned photographers such as Werner Braun, Boris Carmi, and others who captured the early years of the kibbutz.
The photographs will provide a personal and historical perspective on the kibbutz, including documentation of the October 7th massacre, which marked a dark chapter in its history. The lecture will also touch on the impact of terrorist attacks on the kibbutz during that time.
Raz, who has a personal connection to the topic, commented, “If some people call Saturday October 7th the ‘Black Sabbath’, on the original ‘Black Sabbath’, in 1946, my grandfather, Yitzhak Levana Migor, was among the members of the ‘Haganah’ that the British sent to detention in Rafah.”
The free lecture, which is expected to last about 45 minutes, will be accessible through a link on the Moza website.
According to Raz, the title “the most photographed kibbutz in the world” stems from the early years of Nahal Oz when many photographers from Israel and abroad visited and captured the kibbutz, immortalizing it through their lens. He hopes that the lecture will shed light on the significance of the kibbutz and its historical importance through the art of photography.