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Leo Tummers and Dutch Resistance

false identity: But, and there always is a but, a young Dutchman showed up in town, according to Globe and Mail. Leo Tummers had gone from the Dutch resistance to a Nazi labour camp, escaped, and then lived under a false identity in a monastery. She was on her way to a summer job as a hostess at the Ponte Tresa resort before training to become a United Nations translator. Ponte Tresa offered more than bright blue waters and alpine sun; it offered a new start. They moved to Canada and, 65 years later, you have my generation. Leo would eventually charm his way into becoming my grandfather. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.