Family was interned in camp Westerbork

1944 Bergen-Belsen concentration camp with his parents

Just before liberation: Prisoners were deported to Poland

His father died

The mother became mortally ill

Adopted by a Jewish family in the Netherlands

Mother’s health became better and she found Joseph

Both migrated to Canada

Studied theology and became rabbi at different universities,

Most recently Boston university Hillel

Lest We Forget Boston 07-21-2018