A photo taken before the full meaning of the Reich was understood. Looking back we can see what the photographer could not imagine. He (she?) saw the Menorah as a symbol of hope, maybe even defiance. When the crushing weight of the hate fell on the Jewish race in Europe a scene such as this, staged or otherwise, was no longer heroic, it meant sure death..
I wonder when the next such moment will be. Surely it cannot be as long as free men are informed and armed. But what if those arms are lost (freely given or taken), what symbols will sit in an awkward juxtaposition then?