My younger sister Sue and I grew up in St. John’s, Newfoundland, on the east coast of Canada. The most… Read more Jam Gen Family: Then One Foggy New Year’s Eve
Tag: Memoirs
Jam Gen Memoir: The Beginning of the War
In 1939, my father was living in a small village in Upper Silesia, a part of Germany that was ceded… Read more Jam Gen Memoir: The Beginning of the War
Jam Gen Family: Happily Ever After?
Leafing through an old photo album while visiting my Oma in Germany, I stumbled across the picture of my father’s parents… Read more Jam Gen Family: Happily Ever After?
Jam Gen Memoir: My Father’s Journey to Canada (January 1957)
In 1956, my father was living and working in Braunschweig, West Germany. Through his employer, he received an opportunity to… Read more Jam Gen Memoir: My Father’s Journey to Canada (January 1957)
Jam Gen Memoir: Christmas and New Year’s 1960-61
My father arrived in Canada in January 1957. He had been offered a two-year contract, working for a company in… Read more Jam Gen Memoir: Christmas and New Year’s 1960-61
Jam Gen Health: Writing Our Way Through the Pandemic
In January 2019, I finally did something I had wanted to do for years – I signed up for a… Read more Jam Gen Health: Writing Our Way Through the Pandemic
Jam Gen Memoir: In My Father’s Words
After my parents moved from St. John’s, Newfoundland to Toronto in July 2009, my father was quite lonely. I only… Read more Jam Gen Memoir: In My Father’s Words