Some items are just too precious, too important, to discard even after scanning into the computer. A few of them found their way to this unique web page.

In April 1982, I was a freelance reporter for The CJN. One of my assignments was to interview Agnes Adachi, a woman who helped Raoul Wallenberg for five months in 1944. As well as writing a story, I also took photos. However, when the article appeared in the May 6, 1982 edition, there were no photos with the story. I inquired and no one seemed to know what happened to the film I submitted. By 1984, I was a staff reporter working at one of the paper’s computer stations. I happened to open a desk drawer and there was the contact sheet for my photos. It had been there, undisturbed, for over two years.

In July 1984, The CJN closed down for two weeks. Being the newest member of the staff, I was not entitled to any time off. During that period I was the reporter on call and did a few interesting stories. One of them involved travelling to Brampton to interview a dairy farmer whose farm produced kosher milk and was on the verge of closing. I took a photo of one of the "stars" who we later named "Bessie."

On September 14-15 1984, Pope John Paul II became the first Pope to visit Toronto. On Saturday, September 15, he held a papal mass at Downsview Park, just south of the predominately-Jewish Bathurst Manor community. Traffic was heavily restricted in and out of the area, affecting people driving to synagogue. The CJN assigned me to cover the event. As a result, I had to get a special media pass to gain admittance.