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Whatever happened to 'never again?'
I dreamed about my mother last night. She was standing in an elegant room, surrounded by people admiring her beauty. I stood apart, so...
Halina St James
Apr 9, 20253 min read


Bitter Anniversary
February 24 is a bitter anniversary in my calendar. On February 24, 1943 my mother - then a teenager with dreams of a life as a...
Halina St James
Feb 23, 20251 min read


The Unwitting Canadian
I didn’t choose to be Canadian. I was only four years old, clinging to my mother's hand, on July 20, 1951 when she marched me down the...
Halina St James
Feb 22, 20252 min read
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