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Blue baby' from Israel, Ophir Savir, 17 months, has a big smile for the photographer after arriving in Metro from Israel for heart surgery later this month at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children
Blue baby' from Israel, Ophir Savir, 17 months, has a big smile for the photographer after arriving in Metro from Israel for heart surgery later this month at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children

Blue baby' from Israel, Ophir Savir, 17 months, has a big smile for the photographer after arriving in Metro from Israel for heart surgery later this month at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children

Date12/11/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Blue baby' from Israel, Ophir Savir, 17 months, has a big smile for the photographer after arriving in Metro from Israel for heart surgery later this month at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0026145F
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