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Memorial marks voyage of Jews barred from entering Canada

posted Jan 18, 2011, 9:53 AM by Milorad Borota   [ updated Jan 18, 2011, 9:54 AM ]
By SHERRI BORDEN COLLEY Staff Reporter
Tue, Jan 18 - 4:53 AM
Bernie Farber never had a doubt that Pier 21, Canada’s immigration museum in Halifax, would one day be home to a lasting memorial to honour over 900 Jewish refugees who in 1939 were denied entry into the country simply because of anti-Semitism.

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