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… "There are things of which I may not speak, There are dreams that cannot … the poem. To me those words mean that I have seen and experienced so much during my childhood in Danzig; that the things are hard to … and hatred, people have dreams of freedom and liberty, which, may come true to some of them but may not come to others. We had our dreams …
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… Sofia Dochmacka Bain Polish Immigrant and Righteous Gentile Nelly May … by Ms. Sofia Dochmacka Bain I am very proud, that Dr. Dehav invited me here today, so, that I will have the opportunity, to tell you about two brave … Alexandra Dochmacka and Sofia Bain …
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… snow storm. We had a bad voyage over on the Mauretania as I was very sea sick and she never left my side. When we arrived at Pier 21, Mum tried to hold … my mother could not carry it and I was tired and weak from being so sick. Funny, I never forgot that doll and wondered who ended up with …
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… was very, if I were to sum up my childhood, I would say it was a very comfortable, safe, solid childhood where I had the opportunities and … that I had grown up with, and that was part of making my life so comfortable, up to that point. Oral History 14.02.27PS with Peter …
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… what, resolve yourself that this is (claps) where you’re going to be for the next little while, right. There’s no turning back so might as … for, you know, things like that. So it was um—yeah, it started to become—normalized, I guess, is what you’d call it. We weren’t feeling as … Flora, Trinidad and Tobago. Santa Flora was a town owned by an oil company and Tony’s father worked as an x-ray technician at the oil …
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… His daughter, Gysje Koenderink, recalled an exciting crossing in which she and her five brothers and sisters saw icebergs and whales and were … with her brother Wally. “We were the last passengers to leave the ship as Wally had come down with the German measles and we were put into quarantine,” … Finding Humour and Strengthening the Family Bond During Quarantine …
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… and Women July 9, 1953 – Waterman My five day journey from Rotterdam, The Netherlands on the ship SS Waterman was smooth and without incident. The accommodation was … Ontario. It was good that I did not understand too much English, but I can remember him using the term "S.O.B." directed at me. So I was …
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… co-operate by putting in my nickel's worth as to ‘how, why, and what for' I wanted to come to Canada. I worked for my father as a Market Gardener for eleven … younger brother was engaged to be married. I am the oldest and I could see that there was no way of having a future in Holland. During that …
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… younger brother was engaged to be married. I am the oldest and I could see that there was no way of having a future in Holland. During that … and England, but I could not get the satisfaction I was looking for. I remembered that after the war was over, the Canadians were … and we fell in love. Her name was Theodora Cornelia Maria Van Houdt. She was 20 years old. I told her of my plan and she thought it was …