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COLLECTIONS OF CANADIAN HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS
Survivors' Stories
The following testimonials are part of a project to digitize and preserve the testimonies of Holocaust survivors across Canada.
The project received financial support from the Government of Canada, the Azrieli Foundation, the Asper Foundation, Power Corporation, the Paula Nussbaum family and Janette and Michael Diamond.
Immigration
Thomas Hecht
Thomas Hecht recalls the difficulties of the first years in Montreal.
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Immigration
Muguette Myers
Muguette Myers recalls how she found friends at the YMHA when she first arrived in Montreal.
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Immigration
Edgar Lion
Edgar Lion describes his experiences in the internment camp in Trois-Rivières, Quebec.
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Immigration
Dana Bell
Dana Bell describes the difficulties of starting a new life in Montreal.
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Immigration
Eva Koplowicz
Eva Koplowicz recalls how she and her family immigrated to Canada and settled in Edmonton in 1949.
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Immigration
Jacob Adler
Jacob Adler recalls the first years in Canada after immigrating in 1946.
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