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As a child he had no
thoughts about what he
wanted to do when he grew up.
He went to the library to in-
vestigate various fields, but
"nothing turned me on." When
he did go to work he was a
truckdriver, salesman, as-
sembly line worker and glass
factory employee. It was the
latter job that changed his
career.
He was carrying a sheet of
plate glass which broke, injur-
ing his arm and hand. For 14
months, he had virtually no
use of his hand, but a lot of
time to think. A friend
suggested he look into taking
classes at the Photo League in
New York, where photog-
raphy classes are offered at
nominal fees.
He took the friend's advice
and enrolled with the notion
that he could learn a trade,
such as a darkroom techni-
cian. After two weeks of
classes he was hooked, and
since 1941 has pursued a
photographic career that has
taken him all over the world.
Leipzig began as a news
photographer for the maga-
zine PM, later joining Interna-
tional News Photos. He soon
became a freelance photojour-
nalist and along the way was
included in exhibitions at the
Museum of Modern Art in
New York. In the 1960s, he
took a teaching post at Long
Island University, but it
wasn't until about 1968 that
he concentrated on Jewish
subjects.
What triggered his singling
out of Jews was hearing the
anti-Semitic canard about all
Jews being rich. "That got to
me," he said and embarked on
photographing poor Jews
around the world. In Morocco,
Iran and India, he saw many
Jews "on the edge of exist-
ence."
In addition, his strong
Jewish identity led him to ,
focus on Jewish subjects.
"I never wanted to deny my
Jewishness. I was sort of
searching out my roots."
"I also learned to connect I,
with people because they had,
in most cases, something that I
found compatible, that is re-,
verence for learning and car-
ing about people. This human ,
quality is what I connected 1,
with."
Having friends in places
that could get him assign-
ments in far off lands was
helpful. Most of his work is fi-
nanced through grants, cable
TV, the Nassau County (New
York) Museum of Fine Art, the
United Jewish Appeal and
from his own pocket. The
Women's American ORT office
in New York frequently sends !
him abroad for photos for its
promotional materials. Once
Texaco sent him to Morocco for
an assignment, and while he
was there ORT assigned him
to shoot one of its schools.
To photograph Jews in ,
Hungary, he went through the
offices of the American Jewish
Joint Distribution Committee.
They made a _connection for
him with the late Rabbi Ale-
xander Scheiber, head of the
rabbinic seminary in
Budapest. In making contacts,
he usually meets with some-
one "revered" in the particular
community he is visiting.
Sometimes being a Jew in a
foreign country brings prob-.
lems. He wouldn't specify, but
said Iron Curtain countries
are notorious for tapping the
phones of foreigners.
A soft-spoken, unpretenti-
ous man in his 60s, Leipzig re-
called being followed in-
Argentina and arrested in
Libya. But, he said he was'
never frightened. "I always
felt I could deal with the
frightening things," he said.
Leipzig likes being on the