Book - Readings from the Holy Scripture for Jewish Soldiers and Sailors
Object
Book
Object number
2023.71
Physical Description
Small beige book with black burn mark.
Object history
Book owned during the Second World War by Leon Bernstein, a Jewish soldier in the army.
Leon enlisted in the army when he was 17 years old. He was a rifleman for the 7th Armoured Division - Rifle Brigade. Aged 18 he became a warrant sergeant, and was sent to Europe.
Leon served at the Battle of El Alamein 1942, where he fought hand-to-hand combat.
Leon helped liberate the concentration camps, such as Bergen-Belsen. He left the army in 1947.
Leon enlisted in the army when he was 17 years old. He was a rifleman for the 7th Armoured Division - Rifle Brigade. Aged 18 he became a warrant sergeant, and was sent to Europe.
Leon served at the Battle of El Alamein 1942, where he fought hand-to-hand combat.
Leon helped liberate the concentration camps, such as Bergen-Belsen. He left the army in 1947.
Associated Event
World War II
Associated Person
Bernstein, Leon (Used by)
On display?
No
Inscription
Readings from the Holy Scripture for Jewish Soldiers and Sailors