He survived Nagasaki, she escaped the gas chamber
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Roslyn Franken has written an inspirational book, Meant to Be, as a tribute to her remarkable parents’ will to live.
Canadian Jewish heroes laid to rest in Europe during World War II
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Nearly 19,000 Jews enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces, out of a total Jewish population at the time of approximately 167,000.
Students learn about Jewish participants in wartime service
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Journalist Ellin Bessner reminds people that thousands of Canadian Jews served in World War II.
Growing up as the son of a Nazi war criminal
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Niklas Frank was the keynote speaker at a Holocaust Education Week event in Toronto on Nov. 2, which was attended by 1,400 people.
Survivor’s book deals with childhood trauma and search for identity
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Mouth of Truth is Lilian Boraks-Nemetz’s first novel for adults, and is a continuation of her award-winning children’s book, The Old Brown Suitcase.
Book sheds light on horrors suffered by Lithuanian Jews during war
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Throughout Siberian Exile , Juilja Šukys, a Lithuanian-Canadian tells her family’s history while simultaneously shedding light on the horrors the Litvaks (Lithuanian Jews) faced during the Second World War.