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… stories. Stories of arrivals, of departures, of new beginnings. Among the stories are incredible, and often harrowing, accounts of escape. … different places and time periods. They both ended with a new life in Canada . And although they are not part of our exhibitions, they are both featured in the Museum’s programming. Here is a little bit about each story, and how you can learn more. …
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… Becoming a Refugee Time 3:12 Transcript: Mooshie Zahirovich (MZ) : So … arms already and sending the, uh, children and wives and older people outside the country as much as they could. That’s what I did with my … it’s, it’s still unbelievable, but that’s why I didn’t even take my passport with me. Of course I’m going to come back. I never came back. …
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… admiration of the opposite sex was from afar in church and family gatherings, and marriages were arranged and sanctioned by the brides’ and … many suitors who expressed their interest to marry to her parents, but she refused to marry any of them as she was in love with Giuseppe. … betrothal. In the early 50s, Maria’s uncle (who more like a bother to her) married Giuseppe’s sister, who decided to immigrate to Argentina …
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… Canadian soldier Frank Englehart whittled this for his wife Marjorie in 1944 or 1945. [A2024.9.1 Canadian … Frank's hometown, Campbellton, New Brunswick. "Each time we stopped or passed through stations," she writes, "crowds were there waving and …
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… Canadian soldier Frank Englehart whittled this for his wife Marjorie in 1944 or 1945. [A2024.9.1 Canadian … Frank's hometown, Campbellton, New Brunswick. "Each time we stopped or passed through stations," she writes, "crowds were there waving and …
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… Imagine going to a school in a new country where you don’t speak the language. Where the teaching methods and curriculum are different. Where you don’t … stories of people starting school in Canada. Some are funny, some are sad, and all show the resilience required by newcomers. Here are a few …
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… Imagine going to a school in a new country where you don’t speak the language. Where the teaching methods and curriculum are different. Where you don’t … stories of people starting school in Canada. Some are funny, some are sad, and all show the resilience required by newcomers. Here are a few …
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… immigrants that migrated from war-torn Europe after W.W. II, my father Antonio was seeking a new & better life for his family. There was no future for him in economically depressed Italy. My dad left the city of Cosenza in the region of Calabria early in 1950, a year after … Antonio Giovannina e Michele …
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… The following are edited sections of Susan Stein’s memoir. They pertain … We took dancing lessons in waltzes and foxtrots. Boys lined up one side, girls on the other. I felt awful and tried to hide in the … ghettoes, and later rounded up during the night and shipped in box cars to Auschwitz. Our father closed his office in Prague, concentrated …