A Child of Holocaust Survivors

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William Steen
January 29,  2021

William Steen, also known as Willy, was born after World War II, in 1948 in Brussels, Belgium. He has an older sister, Cita, born in Varon (near Grenoble, France) in 1943, as well as two brothers, named David and Harry, whom were also born in Brussels in 1946 and 1947, respectfully. William lived a normal life after immigrating to Montreal, Canada in 1951. He went on to graduate from McGill University, where he majored in Mathematics and Physics, which led him to become a Chartered Accountant (CPA) in a public practice for many years. He grew up to live a life that matters, marrying Sylvie, Tel Aviv (born in Romania) and having three children, Nomi, Ady and Oren.

To date, Willy is a snowbird of Scottsdale, lives in Toronto, Canada, and has 6 grandchildren with one on the way. However, Willy is a child of Holocaust survivors and shares his parent’s emotional stories of survival.