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  • Girl's Horizon by Moonja
    … Time 0:04:42 Transcript … Girl's Horizon by Moonja …
  • Peter Stein and Family
    … Tales start with these words and looking back over the many years of my life, they are the right ones to start writing my memoirs. Born and … neck and refusing to eat spinach or other food supposedly good for you. We were treated as little princesses, with dresses made by a …
  • A Trip No One Dreamed of Making by Kathy
    … Time 0:02:41 Transcript In January 1945 my mother’s family, as Germans, fled Poland … to family still left behind how good life was saying ‘you should come!’. In 1950 my Mom and her family, having not much to look forward … for one year. My Mom committed to paying back the Lutheran Relief $265. I was astonished when I discovered the original promisory note in …
  • The Smell of War in the Air - Yella and Mooshie Zahirovich
    … Becoming a Refugee Time 3:12 Transcript: Mooshie Zahirovich (MZ) : So … falling apart and, and some, parts of it already declared as, as independent states, and, and I could hear guns closer and closer coming to … The Smell of War in the Air - Yella and Mooshie Zahirovich …
  • Pork Vindaloo - Joe Thottungal
    … This was the very first stew I cooked for my family after returning home from … a new dish I had mastered, one that was totally unfamiliar to my parents. The introduction was a hit, and this remains a family favorite. … and place in a large bowl. Set aside. Step 2: In a food processor, combine chiles, onions, cloves, cinnamon, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, …
  • Karl,Leni,Gisela,Karl,Klaus Stuhm
    … Stuhm Family Immigration History My Father Karl and my Mother Leni, farmed in East Germany, in a small … of that time I was in isolation and remember my Mom and Dad visiting me. I could see them through a glass window but was not allowed …
  • Yolaine Maudet
    … Getting Permanent Resident Status Time 0:02:47 Transcript (Translated from French) YM : Yes (laughs), yes. Every time—the biggest file to complete is the permanent residency. There’s a medical section too: you … Yolaine Maudet …
  • Hilda Fisher and Harry Mitcheltree
    … a member of the Canadian Army Active RCE and embarked for Britain in May 1940 through Pier 21. In September Harry met Hilda Fisher , in … located on the Adriatic coast in the Ortona salient. In June of that year he was assigned to HQ, 5th Canadian Armoured Division until March … became a member of the Canadian Army Regular RCE. His daughter Deborah Anne was born October 2, 1946 and his son Paul Lionel Fisher was born …
  • Artist in Residence
    … spring 2027 launch of the exhibition LULLABY from MELKI Films . This year we are looking for a local musician, music teacher or … separately if we choose to offer their program to youth the following year so applicants must be available for 2 or 3 weekday mornings a week …
  • Sape and Aaltje Post and Children
    … in Rotterdam with four children in tow. Kees (Keith) 15; Afke (Anne) 10; Betty 8 and Auke (John) 5 anxiously awaiting a new adventure, with our only known English being "Thank You Very Much". Our Father owned his own bakery in Dokkumer Nieuwe … on board and ready for life boat drill I panicked and wanted off (so my Mother later told me) I needed to retrieve my handkerchief I had …

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