Ralph Levy

Birth: May 1, 1934 in Istanbul, Turkey

Death: May 9, 2022 in Victoria, B.C.

Plot: Row S – Plot 8

Inscription:

RALPH LEVY
Rifaat ben Rahamim
ר׳פאת בן רהמ׳מ
25 February 1934
9 May 2022
Much loved husband,
father, grandfather
and friend
Born in Istanbul

Translation of inscription:

Ralph Levy
Rifaat ben Rahamim
ר׳פאת בן רהמ׳מ
(Hebrew: R’faat ben Raham’m)
25 February 1934 – 9 May 2022
Much loved husband, father, grandfather and friend
Born in Istanbul

Biography:
From the Jewish Museum and Archives:
Ralph Levy was the youngest of four. He lived in England as a child, where he witnessed the Blitzkrieg and attended post secondary there in Lester. He served in the British Military and was stationed in Egypt for two years.

He returned to England and opened a marketplace business. He married in 1957. The couple lived n France and immigrated to Canada in 1968. Ralph initially settled in Melfort, Saskatchewan, then went to Calgary, Fort McMurray before moving to Victoria where he resided for thirty years.

Ralph spoke Ladino fluently.