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Levy family dressed formally at OBE ceremony
Unknown, 2002, Photograph
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Levy family dressed formally at OBE ceremony
Levy family dressed formally at OBE ceremony
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Ernest Levy and family dressed formally at OBE ceremony
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Ernest Levy holding his OBE with his wife Kathy, daughter Judy and son Robert. They are all wearing formal attire and the men are wearing kippahs. They are standing at the foot of stone stairs which have columns on either side of them.
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2002
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Photograph
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
In 2002 Ernest Levy travelled to Buckingham palace, where he received an OBE for his interfaith work and for services to Holocaust education in Scotland.
Ernest Levy was a holocaust survivor who after the war settled in Scotland. Originally from Bratislava he spent 48 years in Glasgow where he became a leading figure in the Scottish Jewish community. He spoke out about his experiences throughout his life, knowing that his testimony would help future generations remember this terrible time in history. For these efforts Ernest was made an O.B.E in 2002.
On his passing in 2009 his large collection of books, manuscripts and music were donated to Edinburgh City Libraries by his daughter Judy.
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