Steve Benson on the Dedication of Bashka Paeff's War Memorial

This Week in History: On May 31, 1926, the town of Kittery, Maine dedicated an unusual war memorial by Bashka Paeff. Steve Benson discusses the sculptor and her unconventional choice to create a memorial that acknowledged the horrors of war.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Steve Benson on the Dedication of Bashka Paeff's War Memorial ." (Viewed on November 24, 2024) <https://jwa.org/media/steve-benson-on-dedication-of-bashka-paeffs-war-memorial>.