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The tailor project : how 2,500 Holocaust survivors found a new life in Canada

The tailor project : how 2,500 Holocaust survivors found a new life in Canada

Book 2020

"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"-- Provided by publ...