Wolf Koenig
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Wolf Koenig (M / Germany, 1927-2014), Holocaust survivor
KEYWORDS : <Refugees> <Canada>
Biography
Born in Dresden, Germany, Koenig emigrated to Canada with his family in 1937, when they fled Nazi Germany. They settled in 145-acre (0.59 km2) farm along the Grand River, outside what is now known as Cambridge, Ontario.
He had a career in Canada as film director, producer, animator, cinematographer, and a pioneer in Direct Cinema at the National Film Board of Canada.