On a quiet block of Scotia Street, where red-brick homes and elm trees still line the sidewalks, a small park bears the name of one of the North End’s most gifted sons — Dr. Louis Slotin. Nearly eight decades after his death, the story of the young physicist from Winnipeg remains one of brilliance, courage, and tragedy.

Slotin was born in Winnipeg on Dec. 1, 1910, the eldest child of Israel and Sonia Slotin, Jewish immigrants who had fled persecution in Czarist Russia. The family made their home on Alfred Avenue before moving to 125 Scotia Street, in the heart of the city’s North End. The neighbourhood was a lively mix of Eastern European cultures — a place where hard work and ambition often went hand in hand with struggle.

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