If you haven’t heard Alex Polowin, nearly 97, play his harmonica when he speaks about his experiences as a sailor in the Canadian navy during the Second World War, you are missing a real treat. The Ottawa veteran even pulled out his battered harmonica April 23, 2021 to serenade his friends and family after receiving the Sovereign Medal, Canada’s highest honour for civilians who volunteer with their community.
Read the full story that I wrote for the Canadian Jewish News about the event, to learn what the Rt. Hon. Richard Wagner told Polowin when he presented the medal during a virtual ceremony.
With the 75th anniversary of D-Day in 2019, the good people behind the Juno Beach Centre criss-crossed the country to…
Two sets of cufflinks. Some WWll service medals. A watch. A few photographs. Until now, these were all the physical…
Larry Levy, April 2016 (Photo by Ellin Bessner) I had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing Larry twice this spring…