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Field name | Value |
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Title | Oral History with Reva Kanner Dexter |
Date | 25 Feb 2014 |
Document Type | Oral History (Video) |
Name | Kanner Dexter, Reva |
Interviewer | Burton, Emily |
Date of Recording | 25 Feb 2014 |
Duration | 00:06:39 |
Reference | 14.02.25RKD |
Library / Archive | Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 |
Description | Reva Kanner Dexter arrived from Poland as a displaced person in 1948. She describes her family's return to Poland after the end of the Second World War and their decision to leave the destruction behind and emigrate to Canada as refugees. She relates how the family reached an American Displaced Persons' Camp, their lack of any formal identification, how long they had to wait before countries began accepting Jewish refugees and their luck in finding that Canada needed experienced tailors for the growing clothing industry. |
Theme(s) | Displaced Persons and Refugees; Departures: Port Conditions and Organisation |
Country (from) | Kazakhstan; Poland |
Country (to) | Canada |
Places | Krasnystaw, Poland; Bad Reichenhall, Germany |
Ports | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Nationality | Polish; Jewish |
Keywords | army, Red Cross, refugee, camp, anti-semitism, legislation, discrimination, industry, employment, passport |
Language | English |
Copyright | Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 |