The tailor project : how 2,500 Holocaust survivors found a new life in Canada /
"The remarkable story of approximately 2,500 Jewish tailors and their families who immigrated to Canada between 1948 and 1949 through the Garment Workers' Scheme in the aftermath of the Holocaust. Researchers interviewed nearly 100 tailors and their families. A thoroughly researched histor...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto, ON :
Second Story Press,
2021
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| Summary: | "The remarkable story of approximately 2,500 Jewish tailors and their families who immigrated to Canada between 1948 and 1949 through the Garment Workers' Scheme in the aftermath of the Holocaust. Researchers interviewed nearly 100 tailors and their families. A thoroughly researched history of the Garment Workers Scheme through collected archive material. Key themes: the Holocaust, Immigration, Second Generation, Anti-Semitism"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 243 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm Issued also in electronic format |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 1772601446 9781772601442 |