Eight Canadians vividly recall their childhood and youth growing up in Toronto’s Jewish, Italian and black communities during the ‘20s, ‘30s and ‘40s. They captivate us with engaging and poignant stories on the immigrant experience, growing up poor and ethnic in the city, enduring discrimination, and keeping the spirit alive with music, friends and family. Their reminiscences on the joy and hardships of growing up in Toronto’s Little Italy paint a portrait of a time, a place and a generation. Featuring Johnny Lombardi, the Sherman Brothers, Sam (The Record man) Sniderman, Rose Grieco, Fanny Brass and Stanley G. Grizzle.
