A trip to Normandy helped Alan Chudnovsky understand his father Hy’s experiences of D-Day
Alan Chudnovsky’s late father, Hyman Chudnovsky, served in the Second World War with the Duke of York Royal Canadian Hussars. Alan and his family recently travelled to Normandy to learn more about Hy’s service. In recognition of D-Day, June 6, The CJN is publishing Alan’s essay. Hy always just said he served with the ‘forward […]
How this Montreal businessman just repaid a 78-year old debt to France, where his father was rescued from the Nazis on D-Day 1944
It was an overcast day in early April when Montreal businessman Harvey Engelberg found himself in the middle of a muddy farmer’s field in northern France, reciting the Jewish memorial prayer for the dead. Engelberg was repaying a 78-year old debt on behalf of his late father. Cobby Engelberg had served as an RCAF radio […]
