Walkerton man who survived Holocaust concerned about war in Israel

October 19, 2023 @ 2:17 pmLocal News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Phil Englishman, a Walkerton resident who is a survivor of the Holocaust, is concerned about the current events in Israel. (Pauline Kerr/Walkerton Herald-Times file photo)
WALKERTON – Late October usually finds Phil Englishman, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 102 first vice-president and sergeant-at-arms, planning the annual Remembrance Day events in Walkerton. This year there’s a difference. Events in Israel have brought back memories of his youth – disturbing memories. Englishman is Jewish, and survived the Holocaust because his parents arranged for…
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Pauline Kerr is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with the Walkerton Herald-Times. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.