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Unable to practise: Dr. Jan Vavra, a refugee dentist from Czechoslovakia, his wife Irena and son Jan, 3, will not be going to Hearst - desperate for (...)
Unable to practise: Dr. Jan Vavra, a refugee dentist from Czechoslovakia, his wife Irena and son Jan, 3, will not be going to Hearst - desperate for (...)

Unable to practise: Dr. Jan Vavra, a refugee dentist from Czechoslovakia, his wife Irena and son Jan, 3, will not be going to Hearst - desperate for (...)

Date10/7/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: Unable to practise: Dr. Jan Vavra; a refugee dentist from Czechoslovakia; his wife Irena and son Jan; 3; will not be going to Hearst - desperate for a dentist - because Ontario's Royal College of Dental Surgeons insists he and four other refugee dentists return to university for two or three more years.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0012877F
Gathering gear: A refugee gathers up his family's luggage from the recreation room of the shelter where they have been staying to move in with a Buffalo family
Gathering gear: A refugee gathers up his family's luggage from the recreation room of the shelter where they have been staying to move in with a Buffalo family
Bull, Ron
2/23/1987
Back in 1968, Czech refugee Jiri Janojsek and son Ivo (right) got a warm welcome when they landed at Toronto International Airport
Back in 1968, Czech refugee Jiri Janojsek and son Ivo (right) got a warm welcome when they landed at Toronto International Airport
Lennon, Frank
3/16/1968
Endless wait? Honduran refugee Maria Rivas and her son Alexander wait for permission in Plattsburg, N
Endless wait? Honduran refugee Maria Rivas and her son Alexander wait for permission in Plattsburg, N
Spremo, Boris
1/25/1987
Jagdish Patel, with his wife Bharti and sons Mayank, 9, left, and Nimish, 6, arrived in Toronto from Uganda last year
Jagdish Patel, with his wife Bharti and sons Mayank, 9, left, and Nimish, 6, arrived in Toronto from Uganda last year
Goode, Jeff
7/11/1973
Counting his lost family - five a six children dead - a man in the Ethiopian refugee camp near Arabati marks the sand with a stick
Counting his lost family - five a six children dead - a man in the Ethiopian refugee camp near Arabati marks the sand with a stick
Spremo, Boris
1/31/1974
Torture charge: The refugee said three Indian police officer repeatedly gouged his stomach using truncheons and pointed sticks, after he was detained for questioning early last year
Torture charge: The refugee said three Indian police officer repeatedly gouged his stomach using truncheons and pointed sticks, after he was detained for questioning early last year
Combs, Erin
8/5/1987
Carries flag: Manjit Singh, left, a 21-year-old refugee, clutches a Canadian flag in his hand after being introduced to sponsor Randhir Singh Sandhu, right, at Sri Guru Singh Sabha Temple
Carries flag: Manjit Singh, left, a 21-year-old refugee, clutches a Canadian flag in his hand after being introduced to sponsor Randhir Singh Sandhu, right, at Sri Guru Singh Sabha Temple
Eglinton, Rick
7/29/1987
Milk from Canada is good to the last lick for a hungry boy at a refugee camp in central Niger, Africa
Milk from Canada is good to the last lick for a hungry boy at a refugee camp in central Niger, Africa
Spremo, Boris
1/31/1974
Haven from hell: The new refugee camp at Silopi, Turkey, is salvation for those fleeing death in Iraq
Haven from hell: The new refugee camp at Silopi, Turkey, is salvation for those fleeing death in Iraq
Spremo, Boris
5/2/1991
Refugee's jacket
Refugee's jacket
Griffin, Doug
8/13/1986
Refugee Camp Goma, Zaire
Refugee Camp Goma, Zaire
Toronto Star (Firm)
1/22/1995
Refugee Hearing
Refugee Hearing
Combs, Erin
7/20/1987