Levy family dressed formally at OBE ceremony

Category

Library Item

Item no

24140

Title

Ernest Levy and family dressed formally at OBE ceremony

Description

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.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

2002

Type

Photograph

Location

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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