Werner Braun's photos, now on show in Tel Aviv, captured a romantic Zionist gaze
The 1918-born Braun took photos of the Eichmann trial, a break from his legendary work of everyday people during Israel's early years
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Werner Braun's famous photo of 15-year-old Margalit from Moshav Mahseya. Credit: Werner Braun/Archive of the Ben-Zvi Institute
The 1918-born Braun took photos of the Eichmann trial, a break from his legendary work of everyday people during Israel's early years
06:31 PM • January 11 2026 IST
Photographer Werner Braun (1918-2018) produced thousands of images after moving with his wife and two children to British Mandatory Palestine in 1946. He documented the history of the place in so many ways.






