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Story summary
- Hessy Levinsons Taft, a Jewish infant whose image appeared on the cover of a Nazi magazine, highlighted the absurdity of Nazi racial theories.
- Hans Ballin took the photograph in 1934.
- Taft's parents initially did not know the photo would be widely used.
- Taft died on January 1 in San Francisco at age 91, with her family surviving her.
