The photograph of Greta Zimmer and George Mendonsa by Alfred Eisenstaedt became an icon marking the end of the Second World War. (JTA) — Greta Zimmer Friedman, the Jewish refugee whose Times ...
The photo has been back in the news because the woman, identified as Greta Zimmer Friedman, died on September 8, at age 92. She was 21 when the picture was taken. The sailor, later identified as ...
The picture of George Mendonsa bending over and kissing 21-year-old Greta Zimmer Friedman on VJ Day (Victory over Japan) became one of the most enduring images of the period. It was one of four ...