243 pages :illustrations ;22 x 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-239).
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.
Canadian
1.Holocaust survivors' families--Canada.2.Holocaust survivors--Canada--Biography.3.Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.4.Jews--Canada--Biography.5.Tailors--Canada--Biography.6.World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Canada.Dynamic Details