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A Footnote to History: German Jewish Fugitives in Canada with Howard Isaac
Sunday, Jan 21st 7:30p to 9:00pIn mid-1940, as the Battle of France was ending and the Battle of Britain was beginning, five ships carrying German Jewish internees left Britain for Canada. This presentation will explore this little-known chapter in the Holocaust and what it was like for these refugees to be held behind barbed wire.
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Fri, December 8 2023
25 Kislev 5784
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