CBC News: The Tailor Project and How a Canadian helped survivors of the Holocaust

Written By Impakt Foundation

When Max Enkin led a Canadian delegation to the displaced persons camps of Europe in 1948, he was looking for more than tailors. The Jewish businessman from Toronto was also eager to help survivors of the Holocaust find a new home and a fresh start. The Tailor Project — formally known as the "garment workers' scheme" — was an immigration program that brought around 2,000 displaced people from Europe to Canada to work in the clothing industry.

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