Orthodox Jewish Family and Poland

: It important to him, he says, because of his experience growing up, according to CTV. The Toronto resident was born in Poland in 1926 and raised in an orthodox Jewish family. Hershenhorn hasn't missed the walk since the annual fundraiser began in 1970. He said he was beat up at public school because of his religion for three years, starting when he was only 6-years-old. I got beat up many times, he said. Anti-semitism in Poland was very fervent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.