Story of survival
The Guardian has a story from World War II. Maxwell Smart (yes, I know) lost his family to the Nazis, but by hiding out in a Polish forest for two years as a child he survived and moved to Montreal, where he still lives. A movie has just been released about his experience.
Meezly 10:23 on 2024-05-28 Permalink
What an incredible life story. The guy needs a whole series devoted to his experiences, not just a movie!
Ian 11:43 on 2024-05-28 Permalink
Shades of “The Painted Bird”. What a life. It’s horrible how much discrimination survivors faced after the war. I once read there were more Auschwitz survivors in Montreal than anywhere else right after the war, even NY – I have worked with a couple of survivors when I was in the schmata trade. I can’t imagine how much worse it must have been in places where there were few or no survivors.