Gerda Taro Gerda pohorylle 1 august 1910 - 26 july 1937 known as professionally as Gerda Taro, was a jewish war photographer active during the spanish civil war. She is regarding as first women photo journalist to have died while covering the frontline in a war.Taro was a companion and professional partner of photographer Robert capa. Early Age Taro was born on 1 August 1910 in poland and brought up in middle class jewish galician family instuttgard and leipzig attend a swiss boarding school. In 1929 the family moved to leipzig just prior to Nazi germany taro opposed the NSDAP in 1933 following the party coming to power she was arrested and detained for disturbing the propaganda against the National Socialists. Spanish Civil War when the spanish civil war broke out 1936, Taro Traveled to Barcelona Spain to cover the Event with Capa and David. They covered the war together at No...
Jewish War Photographer Gerda Taro