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Memories remain: Gustav Dorovin holds a photo of himself as a World War II soldier and a photo of his daughter, Irene, taken at age 7. She was later killed by the Nazis.
Memories remain: Gustav Dorovin holds a photo of himself as a World War II soldier and a photo of his daughter, Irene, taken at age 7. She was later killed by the Nazis.

Memories remain: Gustav Dorovin holds a photo of himself as a World War II soldier and a photo of his daughter, Irene, taken at age 7. She was later killed by the Nazis.

Date11/4/1987
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0126784F
Y 'they're all dead, Mrs. Bert, 20, German war bride once slapped ering, holds photos of dead top Nazis [Incomplete]
Y 'they're all dead, Mrs. Bert, 20, German war bride once slapped ering, holds photos of dead top Nazis [Incomplete]
2/18/1946
Former fighter pilot: Wally Floody, 69, the chief planner of the Great Escape from Stalag Luft III in 1944, holds a photo taken of himself during his internment
Former fighter pilot: Wally Floody, 69, the chief planner of the Great Escape from Stalag Luft III in 1944, holds a photo taken of himself during his internment
4/30/1987
Collecting memories: Sydney Charendoff can relive the past with a collection of 50,000 postcards, as well as World War II mementoes. In the basement, this card table shows an unfinished game between two soldiers.
Collecting memories: Sydney Charendoff can relive the past with a collection of 50,000 postcards, as well as World War II mementoes. In the basement, this card table shows an unfinished game between two soldiers.
6/27/1990
From the wars: Wearing a French helmet from World War, Rick Davies works on the figure of a British soldier in the Napoleonic wars. His shop in Oshawa is full of military momentos (below and right), some miniatures of medieval soldiers and others the real thing, such as a Nazi uniform from World War II.
From the wars: Wearing a French helmet from World War, Rick Davies works on the figure of a British soldier in the Napoleonic wars. His shop in Oshawa is full of military momentos (below and right), some miniatures of medieval soldiers and others the real thing, such as a Nazi uniform from World War II.
5/11/1983
First-hand view: Ukrainians who risked lives to save Jews from the Nazis during World War II were the rule, not the exception, says Dr. George Kulchycky, above, with pictures of family members who died in prison camps.
First-hand view: Ukrainians who risked lives to save Jews from the Nazis during World War II were the rule, not the exception, says Dr. George Kulchycky, above, with pictures of family members who died in prison camps.
6/11/1980
Thousands of prisoners who died at the Bergen Belsen concentration camp during World War II weren't deliberately starved to death but died from a rash of diseases, according to a psychiatrist who was there in 1945. Russell William Barton, 61, of Rochester, N.Y., said that when he entered the camp on May 2, 1945, he had heard and believed that prisoners were deliberately starved to death by the Nazis.
Thousands of prisoners who died at the Bergen Belsen concentration camp during World War II weren't deliberately starved to death but died from a rash of diseases, according to a psychiatrist who was there in 1945. Russell William Barton, 61, of Rochester, N.Y., said that when he entered the camp on May 2, 1945, he had heard and believed that prisoners were deliberately starved to death by the Nazis.
2/7/1985
A mother never forgets. Silver Cross mother Mrs. George Stephens holds the pictures of her three sons, who were killed in World War II: (from left) Jo(...)
A mother never forgets. Silver Cross mother Mrs. George Stephens holds the pictures of her three sons, who were killed in World War II: (from left) Jo(...)
11/9/1972
Family alive: Faroog Abbo Mohammed of London, Ont., holds a photo of his relatives in a Kurdish refugee camp taken by The Star's Boris Spremo.
Family alive: Faroog Abbo Mohammed of London, Ont., holds a photo of his relatives in a Kurdish refugee camp taken by The Star's Boris Spremo.
5/1/1991
Zambian soldiers deliberately killed by daughter, says Oscar Drijber, sitting at home beside a photo of Marjan, whose body still has not been in the Z(...)
Zambian soldiers deliberately killed by daughter, says Oscar Drijber, sitting at home beside a photo of Marjan, whose body still has not been in the Z(...)
7/5/1973
World War II veteran and author Arthur Bishop holds a photograph, above, of his father, Billy Bishop, the World War I flying ace. Right, the senior Bishop pins RCAF pilot wings on his son in 1942
World War II veteran and author Arthur Bishop holds a photograph, above, of his father, Billy Bishop, the World War I flying ace. Right, the senior Bishop pins RCAF pilot wings on his son in 1942
10/15/1992
Vera Lynn sings: A large crowd at Union Station yesterday gathered to hear Vera Lynn sing some old-time songs at the Heroes' Day Concert, where those who fought in World War II came, many on crutches, to relive memories and chat about those years
Vera Lynn sings: A large crowd at Union Station yesterday gathered to hear Vera Lynn sing some old-time songs at the Heroes' Day Concert, where those who fought in World War II came, many on crutches, to relive memories and chat about those years
7/1/1984
Dame Vera Lynn, morale booster of Allied servicemen during World War II, brought the memories flooding back to 17,000 sentimental souls at her concert in the CNE Grandstand last night
Dame Vera Lynn, morale booster of Allied servicemen during World War II, brought the memories flooding back to 17,000 sentimental souls at her concert in the CNE Grandstand last night
8/25/1977