Jimmy is the son of a kosher butcher.
His dad Arthur is born in a Rhineland spa town. He gets out of Germany when it becomes clear there is no future for the Jews there.
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The Winnipeg School Division has approved a new name for a century-old school that honoured a controversial man connected with apartheid and white supremacy.