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… was just a young woman when she arrived with her first born, a son who was just shy of his first birthday. He was a toddler and she … side. My mother's mind slips back in time as memories of so long ago flood the present. "Life on board one of the biggest liners to ever … at the same time. The journey took five days and somewhere, out in the middle of the Atlantic, we ran into a fierce storm. We …
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… and eventually ended up in Chorzow. She married Felix Sowada and they had three Children Dorothea, Siegmund and Melanie. Felix was killed as a member of the Polish Army at the time of the Nazi invasion. Lydia did a wonderful job of raising … set the example of caring for others, especially those who were less well off than themselves. Lydia was of German descent, spoke seven …
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… 1950's. Eddy and his older brother, George were entrusted to close out the family's affairs and thus be the last to immigrate. He boarded the Nea Hellas on November 26, 1953 with his brother George, sister Pauline and mother Lorenza. On board he had a few close friends from their home town. His most memorable moment …
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… 21 on April 22, 1952. At the date of arrival he was 23 years old and had served his country for 2 years as a Dutch Marine. Most of his time … of their journey they found 5 more single young men on board and had a good time hanging around together. After landing at Pier 21 everyone … Mia arrived with her family on the Zuiderkruis at Pier 21 on January 30,1952. She was 17 years old and arrived with her parents, one brother …
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… built to carry 1800 passengers. For this voyage, however, she carried some 6000 troops! It was so crowded I never did find my assigned lifeboat during the 7 day trip! … 1945, I returned to Canada on the hospital ship Letitia. I was 26 at the time. This was a memorable trip in several respects. The ship …
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… 2000 My father enlisted on June 16, 1941 and was discharged on January 26, 1946. He was in the first wave at Juno Beach on D-Day. That is all he would ever say. He wouldn't talk about his experiences. But, inevitably, every …
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… the University of Toronto, Sept. 1941 is pictured below and includes 26 year old Arnold Shewan from Thamesford, Ontario. He had signed up in April 1941 in London, trained in Toronto, and by … for training in the new Radar course called “Oboe”. Arnold found her while on leave and proposed; they were married March 9, 1944 in …
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… Time 0:02:42 Transcript Where are you from? Sounds simple? But it’s not. It was 1992, a year that brought a war to … happening around me. In times of conflict you have to take sides in order to survive. The war doesn’t allow for shades of grey, you can be … either black or white. I was both and I was none. I needed to leave. Coming to Canada as a war refugee, I wasn’t happy about parting with my …