Portrait of Simon Mordechai Rapkin in uniform

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Held by: Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates: 1944 (indexed as 1944)
Level: item
Scope & content: b&w, white border. Outdoors. Canadian soldier Simon Rapkin in uniform standing on a bridge. He wears a dark military beret and unadorned uniform with a belt and thin strap across the chest. Narrative: Simon Rapkin was originally from Montreal. He was posted in England in 1942. He landed in France six days after D-Day. He was working in transport and did not see combat. After liberation, he was posted close to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. He used to bring chocolates and other things to survivors of the camp.
In the picture: Brick Fence Military Portrait Sidewalk Soldier Street UniformTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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Extent: Photograph : paper : photography : black, white ; Ht: 9 cm x W: 14 cm
Genre / form: graphic material
Format: Photograph
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