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Marcel

Subject : Marcel Braitstein

Lived in: Antwerp, Montreal

Director: Natalie Pendergast & Catherine Cooper

Lived in: Charlottetown, Halifax, Halifax

Tags: War, Holocaust, WWII, Jewish, Family, Belgium, Christian

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Left orphaned by the Holocaust, Marcel Braitstein came to Montreal in an attempt to rediscover the identity he had lost while assuming a Christian name in Belgium. After carving out his own path through art school and teaching, he found his niche as a sculptor and writer while finding home in Canada.

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