Archive for the Holocaust Category


Martin Maxwell, Holocaust Survivor

Last week I was sent out to do a gig for the Jewish Tribune. I was to attend the “graduation ceremony” for an 85 year old Holocaust survivor. See him get his diploma, snap some pics, take some notes. Sometimes though, the unexpected happens. I get caught up in a story. I find myself clapping [...]

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Holocaust Prom

This is one party I wish I weren’t missing. On Thursday evening, 150 Holocaust survivors from across the Toronto region will pin on corsages and don their best suits to celebrate their senior prom. The idea comes from a similar prom held by the Jewish student group Hillel for survivors living in Hamilton. It’s being [...]

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Holocaust Prom