Herbert Jacob Seligmann: A Photographer's Witness to History Herbert Jacob Seligmann (1891 – March 3, 1984) stands as a singular figure in the annals of American photography and journalism—a chronicler of social justice movements, the horrors of Nazi aggression, and the complexities of international relations. Born in the United States during a period marked by burgeoning racial tensions and anxieties about European upheaval, Seligman…