Studio portrait of Berel Leibl and Avraham Konopko taken on Purim day.
Overview
- Caption
- Studio portrait of Berel Leibl and Avraham Konopko taken on Purim day.
- Date
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1933 March 12
- Locale
- Augustow, [Bialystok] Poland
- Variant Locale
- Augustov
- Photo Credit
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Bernard Konopko
Rights & Restrictions
- Photo Source
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumProvenance: Bernard Konopko
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Biography
- Bernard Konopko (born Berel Leibel Konopko) is the son of Yizhak and Asna Konopko. He was born on September 6, 1923 in Augustowwhere Yitzhak had been a rabbi and teacher. He had one brother Avram Moshe who was two years younger. In 1926, Yitzhak moved to New York. Bernard, his mother, and brother followed in 1938. They sailed on a Polish ship through Kiel and Liverpool. By September 1938, Bernard was living in the Bronx. In May 1942, Bernard volunteered for the U.S. army. He became involved in the Normandy invasion, stationed mostly in the environs of Paris, and he served as a medical corp pharmacist at the 62nd general hospital. He treated German POWs and served overseas from the end of 1943 to February 1946.
- Record last modified:
- 2012-02-01 00:00:00
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