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… I was born January 29, 1931 in Czechoslovakia. After the 1948 communist coup d'etat I escaped in 1949 to Germany where I … on May 28, 1951. To work for a U.N. organization, a displaced person, i.e. a refugee, could be promoted up to an officer level called "second … Nelly docked at Pier 21 in the early morning, we all came to the shore side of the ship and watched the action below. We heard the dock …
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… can also be understood as a social disconnection between people. I come from 2 stories: my parents didn’t grow up in the same country. My … I will admit that close to water, so Nova Scotia, is where I’m most comfortable. As I look back- the semi-retired person that I am today …
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… Families Before 1956 The TAJTI family of Matramindszent, Hungary Welland City Directories show that the surname was changed to TAYTI in 1937. … 24, 1930. They traveled by train to meet Istvan. The ship’s manifest said Istvan lived at 446 South Main St., in Welland. A daughter, Anne, …
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… in order to solidify my inclusion in at least one. Except this discomfort around belonging was also something deeper. It was part of the … invisibly, but visibly different. Despite that I was made to feel welcome and even feel as family. Since then I have had the bravery to move … traditions in a big Canadian city and then to volunteer in India and complete a Master’s in Ireland where my community grew to include …
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In the Museum’s Pier 21 Story exhibition of the Museum, there is a section called Treasures From Home, with artifacts and props representing what immigrants brought with them as sailed to Canada. The objects are contained in a large wooden case and include many different objects: a bicycle, a pair …
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In the Museum’s Pier 21 Story exhibition , there is a section called Treasures From Home , with artifacts and props representing what immigrants brought with them as they sailed to Canada. The objects are contained in a large wooden case and include many different objects: a bicycle, a pair of …
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… one of the families was the Principal of the middle school. Gotha is a city of about 250,000 in Thuringen, near Wimar, Halle and Leipzig. … my mother and sister very often. Although the families in Gotha were good to me, I knew I was an outsider and I never fit in. When Hitler … which they should not have done, and all my classmates were older than I. We lived together with both girls and boys in the same tent which …
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… I joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. After manning depot in Quebec City, wireless school in Montreal, Gunnery training at Mont Joli I … Air gunner.) I arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in March, 1942. When we set sail for Britain there were still snow patches and a tired, dreary … English.) We were marched into Bournemouth, a seaside resort in the South of England. The hedgerow and gardens were in full bloom, I …
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… French Culinary Institute. With classic French training, Massoud combined academia with real world experience in some of New York's most … to celebrate the vibrant culinary scene in Canada and introduce our upcoming exhibition eat make share: a taste of immigration . This …
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… to live together. Everything changed on May 8 th 1945, World War II had come to an end in Europe. A cease fire order was in place, and the … in Europe, freedom was reinstated to these families. The realization set in that they did not have homes or places to go to, thus they …