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Givens sees Nazi Death camp. Toronto Mayor Philip Givens and his wife visit Auschwitz, the Nazi concentration camp, during their trip to Poland. At le(...)
Givens sees Nazi Death camp. Toronto Mayor Philip Givens and his wife visit Auschwitz, the Nazi concentration camp, during their trip to Poland. At le(...)

Givens sees Nazi Death camp. Toronto Mayor Philip Givens and his wife visit Auschwitz, the Nazi concentration camp, during their trip to Poland. At le(...)

Date7/21/1966
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Original Toronto Star caption: Givens sees Nazi Death camp. Toronto Mayor Philip Givens and his wife visit Auschwitz; the Nazi concentration camp; during their trip to Poland. At left is Star reporter Jack Scott. second from left is Polish guide. The mayor's parents came from Poland. The mayor said he dreaded the visit to the camp. Last night he dined royally in Cracow restaurant.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0050176F
Givens' sentimental tour. Toronto Mayor Philip Givens can't resist waving the Canadian flag at the town hall in Belzyce, near Lublin, where his parent(...)
Givens' sentimental tour. Toronto Mayor Philip Givens can't resist waving the Canadian flag at the town hall in Belzyce, near Lublin, where his parent(...)
7/29/1966
Former Toronto mayor, Philip Givens, freshman Liberal MP for York West, danced with his wife, Min
Former Toronto mayor, Philip Givens, freshman Liberal MP for York West, danced with his wife, Min
9/11/1968
Givens, Philip - in Poland
Givens, Philip - in Poland
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Givens, Philip - in Poland
Givens, Philip - in Poland
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Givens, Philip - in Poland
Givens, Philip - in Poland
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Jack Dancygier gives his attention to customer Lou Sugar in his barber shop at Adelaide and Peter Sts. His manicurist is Gilda Facoetti. A survivor of the concentration camps of Nazi Germany, Jack is grateful for the peace that has come to him and wife in Canada, where they have raised three sons. He and his wife were married secretly by a rabbi in a concentration camp. Their first son was born there, too.
Jack Dancygier gives his attention to customer Lou Sugar in his barber shop at Adelaide and Peter Sts. His manicurist is Gilda Facoetti. A survivor of the concentration camps of Nazi Germany, Jack is grateful for the peace that has come to him and wife in Canada, where they have raised three sons. He and his wife were married secretly by a rabbi in a concentration camp. Their first son was born there, too.
7/5/1973
Thousands of prisoners who died at the Bergen Belsen concentration camp during World War II weren't deliberately starved to death but died from a rash of diseases, according to a psychiatrist who was there in 1945. Russell William Barton, 61, of Rochester, N.Y., said that when he entered the camp on May 2, 1945, he had heard and believed that prisoners were deliberately starved to death by the Nazis.
Thousands of prisoners who died at the Bergen Belsen concentration camp during World War II weren't deliberately starved to death but died from a rash of diseases, according to a psychiatrist who was there in 1945. Russell William Barton, 61, of Rochester, N.Y., said that when he entered the camp on May 2, 1945, he had heard and believed that prisoners were deliberately starved to death by the Nazis.
2/7/1985
Big Daddy urged, without mentioning his name, the re-election of Mayor Philip Givens next Monday to keep up Toronto's explosive rate of expansion and growth
Big Daddy urged, without mentioning his name, the re-election of Mayor Philip Givens next Monday to keep up Toronto's explosive rate of expansion and growth
11/30/1966
Relaxing in his backyard, former mayor Philip Givens, 55, denied any political considerations were involved in his appointment to Metro Police Commiss(...)
Relaxing in his backyard, former mayor Philip Givens, 55, denied any political considerations were involved in his appointment to Metro Police Commiss(...)
8/24/1977
Mayor Philip Givens casts his vote at poll in Adelaide St
Mayor Philip Givens casts his vote at poll in Adelaide St
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Former Toronto Mayor Phil Givens, who captured York-Forest Hill for the Liberals, jubilantly signals his victory with his wife, Min. It looks like we'(...)
Former Toronto Mayor Phil Givens, who captured York-Forest Hill for the Liberals, jubilantly signals his victory with his wife, Min. It looks like we'(...)
10/21/1971
Ex-Mayor Philip Givens watched an early show on the portable TV set given him by the Japanese consul while he pondered Mayor William Dennison's call f(...)
Ex-Mayor Philip Givens watched an early show on the portable TV set given him by the Japanese consul while he pondered Mayor William Dennison's call f(...)
11/14/1967