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… World War II broke out and was 14 when it finished. He remembered the day the Germans invaded Holland, the buzz of VI and VII bombs and the … some friends joined Ben on the trip to Rotterdam to see him off and one of them loaned him another $50. Knowing he wasn't allowed to take any extra money, Ben hid the cash in his hanky. Unfortunately, the …
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… The Covelli Family Nicola Covelli arrived on October 21, 1951 on the Argentia to Pier 21, destination Toronto. He … through Pier 21 in 1956. On October 21, 2000, 49 years to the very day that our first kinsfolk, Nicola Covelli, arrived at Pier 21 to … of WWII; his return was a victory in itself: he participated in D-Day Normandy invasion; he was captured on D-Day Plus One; he saw …
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… At the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, we collect and tell the stories of immigrants who came to Canada and continue to come to Canada to make a new home for themselves. Some of these stories … Most recently, we hosted our travelling exhibit called Canada: Day 1 . This travelling exhibit explores the memories, impressions and …
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… me a job. Three months later, I was in the restaurant working when the commandant and two other men came to take me away. I asked them in … are you taking me? One of them answered, we were told you are a soldier. They thought all people from south kivu in the areas of Mulenge … there right away. They interviewed me many times. They questioned the commandant and he denied my experience, but when they met my boss from …
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… Past - Giuseppe Martino, Toronto July 21, 2001 I came to came to Canada on March 16, 1954 with my wife, Fortunata Caterina Martino, born … and my brothers Rocco, Vittorio and Vito and my sister Maddalena. At one time we only had one room 8 x15 which became our dining, bed, …
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… my brothers, sisters and I were told we were moving to a place called Canada and would live on a huge ship for about nine days to get there. Wow! From that moment on, what had been ‘normal’ faded into the background. Chaos took its …
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… and moved to Bremen, which was a staging area for medical and immigration and final preparation for leaving Germany. During our stay we had a … during supper as a remembrance. It was a dreary, cloudy and damp Wednesday December 08/1954. This was the final day in Germany before sailing … porthole, we learned that the “Olympia” had only been in service for one year and it still had that new car smell. I explored the ship and …
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Time 0:03:49 Transcript Mom used to tell me the story where I was born. She told me I was born in Bhutan, which is a beautiful Himalayan country. I don’t remember living there, but I remember the day we left; when I was crying with hunger. My parents are carrying nothing. They don’t have anything …
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… and Righteous Gentile Nelly May 5, 1951 Editors Note: Transcription of a talk given by Ms. Sofia Dochmacka Bain I am very proud, that … brutal and bestial of all wars, a lesson to learn by mass murderers of any future age. The destruction of Poland started on Sept. 1, 1939, … were denied basic rights. On September 28, 1939, Poland was partitioned between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, while Lithuania annexed …
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… remember singing as a child a popular tune that went like this: “C’erà una casetta piccolina in Canada, con tanti pesciolini et tanti fiori di lilà, e tutte le ragazze che passavano di là, dicevono che bella la …