Leon Kahn was born Leibke Kaganowicz in 1925 in Eisiskes, Poland, near present-day Vilnius, Lithuania. During the Second World War he fought as a partisan in Eastern Europe against the Nazis and their collaborators. In 1948, he immigrated to Vancouver, where he rose from humble factory worker to small business entrepreneur, and ultimately became a successful real estate developer. Noted for his humility and big-heartedness, he became a pillar of the Vancouver Jewish community. He was an active philanthropist and humanitarian who shared his wealth and counsel generously, and often anonymously, with a wide spectrum of charitable causes. He devoted much time to lecturing at schools and Holocaust symposiums about his war-time experiences. He died in 2003, leaving his wife, two sons, a daughter and seven grandchildren.

“An emotional read to say the least. Highly recommended.” - WWII Reviews May 2016

“Kahn’s memoir joins a growing literature of survivor narratives and historical scholarship on Jewish resistance in World War II. These writings add an important dimension in examining the broad context of the term Holocaust.” - Western States Jewish History May 2016

“No Time to Mourn succeeds admirably as a captivating and riveting memoir combining historical facts with a personal narrative that will no doubt have a profound effect on its readers.” - BookPleasures review May 2016