Community Event - Peterborough/Lindsay - Canadian Jews, the Military, and World War II

As the world prepares to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Canadian author and journalist Ellin Bessner presents the untold stories of how and why Canada’s Jewish community sent 17,000 men and women in uniform to defeat Hitler and the Axis in the Second World War. These brave Jewish Canadian fighters faced widespread antisemitism both at home and on the battlefield, plus grave personal danger, should they fall into enemy hands and their Jewish religion be discovered. Books will be available for sale and signing. Doors open at 6:30pm. Presentation begins at 7pm.