Medal

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Held by: Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates: February 29, 1940 (indexed as 1940)
Level: item
Scope & content: Circular with raised edges, and an illustration of four people swimming in the middle. On the back there is a crest along the bottom which has vines on either side. A swimming medal from the Olympia boxing club Narrative: Medal was won by donor, David Kropveld. David Kropveld was born on January 3, 1918, in Amsterdam, Holland. David took up boxing as a young man and participated in competitions. In the fall of 1944, a guard recognized David as a boxer he had admired and had him transferred back to Auschwitz and Monowitz in December 1944 to compete boxing matches against other prisoners. In December 1944, David managed to escape the death march with a few iother prisoners. He was rescued shortly after and brought to a hospital until his health improved. No members of his family survived the war. In the summer of 1945, David met his wife. In 1947, the couple emigrated to Cuba, and in 1950, to Montreal where David began a successful career as a butcher.
In the picture: Award Medal Military Ribbon Sport SwimmingTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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