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Why a Canadian Army building is named after Lt. Mitchell Sterlin

August 17, 2020 5 Comments

Some think the young Jewish officer should have won the Victoria Cross Seventy-seven years ago this week, a McGill University…

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Close encounters with relatives of Canada’s Jewish war heroes

November 23, 2017 Leave a comment

many times, it is at the end of the evening when I experience some of the most thrilling moments of my six year long journey to uncover the war heritage of Canada’s Jewish fighters.

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Filed under: Canadian Jewish War Veteran, Clanton Park, Double Threat, J.B. Salsberg, Machzikei Hadas, martin sterlin, Mitchell sterlin, second world war, Sharona Brookman, WWll

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