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Retired Nova Scotia journalist uncovers mother’s secret wartime past
Description
5 hours ago
Journalists spend their careers documenting the stories of the people and events around them, but a retired Nova Scotia broadcaster's biggest story has turned out to be the mystery of her own upbringing. Heidi Petracek explains how Halina St. James discovered her mother's past as a Nazi slave, and the father she never met.
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Description
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Journalists spend their careers documenting the stories of the people and events around them, but a retired Nova Scotia broadcaster's biggest story has turned out to be the mystery of her own upbringing. Heidi Petracek explains how Halina St. James discovered her mother's past as a Nazi slave, and the father she never met.
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