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On May 9 (Victory Day), 1947 I gave birth to my son. Alexander Drapkin was born strong and good. We arranged a Bar Mitzvah for my son at the urgent request of my mother-in-law. This photograph was taken in Leningrad in 1949, when Alexander was 2 years old.

More Photos from Elena Drapkina

Alexander Drapkin (Moscow 1965)
      Elena Drapkina at her dentist's office (Leningrad 1973)
          Elena Drapkina (Minsk 1945)
              Elena Drapkina's second husband (Leningrad 1960s)
                  Elena Drapkina
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                    Elena Drapkina’s friend
                        Elena Drapkina's parents (Minsk 1920)
                            Elena Drapkina’s maternal grandmother