A survivor of the Aberfan disaster, 1966

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This boy's brother was killed in his classroom when the tips engulfed the school. He asked the photographer, I. C. Rapoport why he had survived. Rapoport answered, "God's will, make the best of the life you were given."

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Date Joined:

24/07/2009

Owner:

Private Collection: (I. C. Rapoport)

Creator:

I. C. Rapoport

License information:

Reproduced by permission of Private Collection: (I. C. Rapoport)

Private Collection: I. C. Rapoport 2010

Publisher Ref:

GTJ92181

Item uploaded:

3/3/2010

Date originally created:

30/10/1966 - 25/12/1966

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