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Sidney Ofner Collection

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16718
Collection
Sidney Ofner Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
2 folders of textual material ; 1 CD
Date
1992-1995
Scope and Content
Contains the publication Sidney Ofner: A Soldier’s Story, 1942-1944, compiled by Suzan Horovitch, as well as copies of the letters written by Sidney Ofner and a CD copy of the book.
Collection
Sidney Ofner Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
2 folders of textual material ; 1 CD
Scope and Content
Contains the publication Sidney Ofner: A Soldier’s Story, 1942-1944, compiled by Suzan Horovitch, as well as copies of the letters written by Sidney Ofner and a CD copy of the book.
Date
1992-1995
Storage Location
7-3C
Creator
Suzan Horovitch
History / Biographical
In 1993 Suzan Horovitch (née Green) began the task of typing out her uncle Sidney Ofner’s letters, written home to Montreal during his station in Europe in World War II. Sidney Ofner was in Italy when he was killed supporting a trench on January 15, 1944. Suzan Horovitch and her husband Art spent several years compiling into a book the letters as well as official Canadian Forces correspondence regarding Sidney. The Horovitch’s also tracked down and contacted several veterans whom had served with Sidney in order to gather all information possible on his time in the army and his death. Sidney Ofner was the only son of Alexander and Tillie Ofner, both of Montreal. Mr. Ofner ran a women’s ready-to-wear garment store, in which Sidney also worked. He was a graduate of Strathcona Academy. Sidney enlisted in the Victoria Rifles of Canada in 1942, going overseas in 1943. He was later stationed to North Africa with a reinforcement regiment and then with the Royal Canadian Regiment in Italy in the fall of 1943. Sidney’s sister Marjorie, mother of Leona (mentioned in the letters) and Suzan) saved all of the letters from her brother.
Custodial History
Transferred to the JPL-A by Suzan Horovitch
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Helfield/Gallay Fonds

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16735
Collection
Helfield/Gallay Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
0.33m textual records ; 200 photographs ; 60 artefacts
Date
ca189[?]-ca198[?]
Scope and Content
Series 1 and series 2 include textual records arranged chronologically. Series 3 consists of group photographs related to Wilfred Gallay’s professional life and a group of family snapshots dating mostly from the 1920s. Series 4 consists of religious objects, and kitchen and tailoring artefact…
Collection
Helfield/Gallay Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
0.33m textual records ; 200 photographs ; 60 artefacts
Scope and Content
Series 1 and series 2 include textual records arranged chronologically. Series 3 consists of group photographs related to Wilfred Gallay’s professional life and a group of family snapshots dating mostly from the 1920s. Series 4 consists of religious objects, and kitchen and tailoring artefacts documenting the spiritual, domestic and professional life of members of the Helfield and Gallay families over more than a century.
Date
ca189[?]-ca198[?]
Storage Location
Bay 3
History / Biographical
Tylia Helfield Tylia Helfield was born in Montreal in 1934. She received her (BFA) from Concordia University in. She is a writer, printmaker and artist. Eric Sidney Helfield Eric Sidney Helfield was born in Montreal in 1931. (where he lived and went to school) He was awarded a Bachelor’s degree in 1952 and a (BCL, 1955) from McGill University. He was a barrister and served for 14 years, between 1976 and 1990, as councilor of the former City of Côte-Saint-Luc. Eric Helfield died 3 October 1992 in Montreal. Marks Ellis Marks Ellis was born in Lithuania in 1873. A tailor by trade, he immigrated via London to Montreal in 1895, accompanied by his wife Mary. He established Bellingham Cleaners in the 1930s, at the corner of Bellingham and Maplewood streets (now rue Vincent-d’Indy and boulevard Edouard-Montpetit) and operated the business for two years. He worked as a tailor during the Second World War for Sterling Clothing on Park Avenue, and at Scott’s Clothing. In 1927, Ellis was involved in the founding of the United Commercial Loan Syndicate, formed by Jewish businessmen who gave loans at low interest rates to Jewish immigrants. He was also one of the founders of the Congregation Shaare Zedek in Montreal. He retired in 1956 at the age of 82 and died in Montreal on 26 December 1965. Ellis was the maternal grandfather of Eric Helfield. Children: Barnett, Mildred, Samuel. Brother of Bluma Ellis. Wilfred Gallay (Dr) Wilfred Gallay was born 10 June 1906 in Hawkesbury, Ontario. He went to elementary school and later obtained a First Class Teacher’s Certificate in Calgary, Alberta. Gallay studied chemistry at McGill University in Montreal, and was awarded a Ph.D. in 1930. He carried out post-doctoral research at the University of Leipzig and at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin, Germany. On his return to Canada, he worked at the National Research Council in Ottawa, becoming head of the Section on Colloids and Plastics. From 1944 to 1953, he was a consultant to Canadian and American firms and from 1953 until his retirement in 1971, he was Director of Research and Member of the Board of Directors of the E. B. Eddy Company in Hull, Quebec. In the course of his career, Gallay published some 85 scientific papers chiefly in the field of colloid or surface chemistry and was the recipient of several fellowships, awards and honours, including the Bolton Award the Technical Section Medal from the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, and the Plummer Medal of the Engineering Institute of Canada. Gallay was also involved with several scientific organizations and served namely on various committees of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association and as Secretary General of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. He was a prominent member of the Jewish community in Ottawa. Wilfred Gallay married Birdie Silver in 19xx, and was the father of Tylia Helfied. He died in Toronto.
Language
English, Yiddish, Hebrew
Custodial History
Donated by Tilya Helfield
Notes
Further accurals expected.
Subjects
Helfield family
Helfield, Tilya
Gallay family
Furriers
Fur trade
Tailors
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Galecian Ladies Aid Association Fonds

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn33199
Collection
Galecian Ladies Aid Association Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
sound recording
Physical Description
10cm of textual records, 1 audiocasette
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of two files. The first contains the minutes of the Galecian Ladies Aid Association from the 1940s to 1980s, in loose leaf and bound formats. The second file contains documents and photocopies of documents pertaining to Tema Lang, the longtime secretary and treasurer of the organ…
Collection
Galecian Ladies Aid Association Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
sound recording
Physical Description
10cm of textual records, 1 audiocasette
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of two files. The first contains the minutes of the Galecian Ladies Aid Association from the 1940s to 1980s, in loose leaf and bound formats. The second file contains documents and photocopies of documents pertaining to Tema Lang, the longtime secretary and treasurer of the organization, and her husband Joseph Lang. The file contains the Polish passport of Tema Lang. Also included in the fonds is an audiocassette recording of the eulogy for Tema Lang.
Storage Location
JPL
Physical Condition
Bound minute books in poor condition
Conservation
Several rolled certificates in need of flattening
Language
Yiddish
English
French
Polish
Name Access
Lang, Tema
Lang, Joseph
Subjects
Galecian Ladies Aid Association
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Charles and Ninel Segal Fonds

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn17146
Collection
Charles and Ninel Segal Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
0.5 m textual material
Date
1934-2008
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of correspondence, minutes, memoranda, speeches, articles and ephemera dealing with the Segals' professional and personal lives. Also contains numerous historical articles and speeches written and presented by Charles Segal. Numerous photographs illustrating this work also containe…
Collection
Charles and Ninel Segal Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
0.5 m textual material
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of correspondence, minutes, memoranda, speeches, articles and ephemera dealing with the Segals' professional and personal lives. Also contains numerous historical articles and speeches written and presented by Charles Segal. Numerous photographs illustrating this work also contained within the fonds.
Date
1934-2008
Storage Location
5-5G
Creator
Charles and Ninel Segal
History / Biographical
Charles Segal was born in Montreal on November 27, 1921 to Hyman Manuel Segal and Fanny (Moscovitch). Mr. Segal's fonds includes numerous details of his decades of work in the political world - from his days of journalism here in Canada and in the U.S., to his role in Histadrut, his meetings with President Truman and work with Oscar Ewing, his work with fair employment practices with the Construction Fund of the State University of New York and so on. Segal married his wife Ninel (Bercovitch) in 1979 and she also has been heavily involved in work in Congressman Mike McNulty. More details are available within the fonds.
Custodial History
Transferred directly from Charles Segal to the JPL-A starting in 2006. Further accurals expected.
Notes
Fonds also includes photographs, currently awaiting arrangement and description into the JPL Photograph Database.
Access Restrictions
Restriction on File 006, manuscript of Mr. Segal's biography, marked as so on file.
Subjects
Veterans, Jewish - Canada
Segal, Charles
Segal, Ninel (Bercovitch)
Israel
Israel - Foreign public opinion
Israel - Foreign relations
United States. Congress.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Articles and book reviews, Charles Segal

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn17173
Collection
Charles and Ninel Segal Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Date
1950-2006
Scope and Content
Consists of articles and book reviews on Charles Segal's historical writings and publications.
Collection
Charles and Ninel Segal Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
Consists of articles and book reviews on Charles Segal's historical writings and publications.
Date
1950-2006
Storage Location
5-5G
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Segal, Charles
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Postcard

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45460
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Postcard : cardboard : ink : beige, black, green, red ; Ht: 4 in. x W: 5,75 in.
Date
May 30, 1941
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Postcard : cardboard : ink : beige, black, green, red ; Ht: 4 in. x W: 5,75 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
May 30, 1941
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Polish
Notes
Plain postcard with address handwritten in black ink on one side and text in green and black ink on the other. It has been stamped with six circular postmarks (five black and one red); one of the postmarks is from Warsaw and the red one has the Nazi Reichsadler. There is also a square purple postage stamp from the General Governement. The handwritten text on the back is mostly in green ink with an addendum in black ink at the bottom. Narrative: The postcard was sent from the Warsaw Ghetto to Riwka Abramowicz who had escaped from Warsaw and was living in Moscow. The writers were a family member and a friend.
Accession No.
1990.14.01
Name Access
Abramowicz, Tobias
Places
Warsaw, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Booklet

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45463
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Booklet : folded, glued, embroidered : purple, red, beige, black ; Ht: 2 in. x W: 2 1/2 in.
Date
December 12, 1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Booklet : folded, glued, embroidered : purple, red, beige, black ; Ht: 2 in. x W: 2 1/2 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
December 12, 1944
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Heart-shaped autograph book made of folded paper, with purple fabric cover embroidered with the letter F in red thread. Pages are glued together with glue made from bread starch. The booklet contains 8 folded paper pages with messages written by prisoners. There are 21 different messages inside the booklet including 2 which are not signed. 19 different names appear. 4 messages are dated 1944-12-12 and one is dated 1945-01-26. Narrative: Booklet was given to Fania Landau on her 20th birthday by 19 co-workers in the Union ammunition factory in Auschwitz. Made in secret with materials stolen or found in the camp, the heart brings together messages of hope and birthday wishes. It represents the solidarity between these women, but also their courage and strength to withstand their horrific situation. Again, at great peril, they also presented a “cake” to Fania, made of hidden bread and decorated with margarine, on December 12, 1944.
Accession No.
2011X.55.01
Name Access
Fainer (Landau), Fania
Places
Auschwitz-Birkenau, Union factory, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Documents
Images
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Letter

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45467
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Letter : paper : handwritten : ink : grey, black ; Ht: 7,5 in. x W: 10,25 in.
Date
April 30, 1945
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Letter : paper : handwritten : ink : grey, black ; Ht: 7,5 in. x W: 10,25 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
April 30, 1945
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
Double-sided personal letter on an envelope which unfolds; there is writing in both sides, as well as the address and sender's information. Written by Saul Stein to his father Ben Stein in Montreal. Saul describes his impressions of Bergen-Belsen when he and other R.C.A.F. soldiers liberated the concentration camp. He details his impressions, asks that his friends and family spread the news and hopes they can find some way of helping.
Accession No.
2000.10.10
Name Access
Stein, Saul
Places
Bergen-Belsen, Germany, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Identification card

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45468
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Identification card : cardstock : printed, handwritten, stamped : ink : beige, grey, black, yellow, white ; Ht: 6 in. x W: 4 in.
Date
January 4, 1939
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Identification card : cardstock : printed, handwritten, stamped : ink : beige, grey, black, yellow, white ; Ht: 6 in. x W: 4 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
January 4, 1939
Physical Condition
Excellent
Language
German
Notes
Double-panel kennkarte marked with an orange "J" for Marie Louise Sara Cahn. The front is beige with a darker yellow-beige pattern. The right panel has a b&w portrait at t.l. and fingerprints at t.r.. There are four circular Reichsadler ink stamps issued by the presidential police in Mainz, as well as a blue postage stamp from 1938 at the b.r. of the left panel. Issued 1939-01-04, expiry date 1944-01-04. The verso is plain grey with black lettering. Narrative: William M. Birks, oldest son of Henry Birks used to buy jewelry and silver from the factory owned by Frank Cahn’s grandparents. The two families had known each other from before World War I. Frank’s grandmother asked Mr Birks for his help. The original plan was to send only Frank to Canada but after Karl (Frank’s father) was sent to Buchenwald, they sent an urgent cable to Mr. Birks, asking for his help for the entire family. Eventually, visas were issued in Hamburg by the Canadian Consul on January 23, 1939 for Karl, his wife Marie, their 3 sons Frank, Robert and Paul and Marie’s mother, Elise Leitschen. The permission to go to Canada made it possible Karl’s immediate release. The whole family arrived in Halifax on March 5, 1939.
Accession No.
2011X.34.01
Name Access
Cahn, Frank
Places
Mainz, Germany, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Trau keinem Fuchs Auf gruener Heid Und keinem Jud bei seinem Eid! Ein Lesebuch für Groß und Klein

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45470
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Book : Cardboard, paper : printed : Ink : red, beige, black, multi-coloured ; Ht: 18 cm x W: 25 cm
Date
1936
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Book : Cardboard, paper : printed : Ink : red, beige, black, multi-coloured ; Ht: 18 cm x W: 25 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1936
Creator
-
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Notes
Hardcover with cloth cover, text on left and image on right. Antisemitic propaganda publication for children, in the form of fairy tales. Front and back covers have red paper overlays: front cover features colour drawings of a stereotypical Jewish man with a big nose and a Star of David in the t.r. corner and a fox standing in grass on the b.l. corner. Inside are illustrated fairy tales; some examples include a comparison between a perfectly built Aryan man and a stereotypical Jewish man, a stereotypical Jewish man offering a good German girl riches, a group of happy German children in Hitler Youth uniforms and flying the DJ Fähnlein flag, and stereotypical Jews being deported while German children look on happily.
Accession No.
2011X.48.01
Name Access
MHMC
Places
Nuremberg, Germany, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Documents
Images
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Envelope

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45471
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Envelope : paper : printed, handwritten : ink : blue-green, black, red ; Ht: 4,25 in. x W: 6,25 in.
Date
September 12, 1941
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Envelope : paper : printed, handwritten : ink : blue-green, black, red ; Ht: 4,25 in. x W: 6,25 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
September 12, 1941
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Notes
Envelope issued by the Auschwitz concentration camp with printed instructions. On the left side there is a list of conditions to be observed in correspondence with prisoners; in the middle, the address to reply to; and on the right side, the address of the recipient. It bears a red 12 pfenning Paul von Hindenburg stamp, an "Auschwitz (Oberschlesien) a" postmark with the date "12 9-41 - 12", and a red approval stamp. Narrative: This envelope was sent by prisoner Ludwig Stankiewicz (b. 1903-08-25) from Auschwitz concentration camp to Mrs. Helene Stankiewicz in the Generalgouvernement.
Accession No.
2011X.58.180
Name Access
MHMC
Places
Auschwitz, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Kwiaty O?wi?cimia

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45474
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Book : printed, bound, graphic arts : beige, brown, black, white ; Ht: 26,8 cm x W: 21,7 cm
Date
1945
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Book : printed, bound, graphic arts : beige, brown, black, white ; Ht: 26,8 cm x W: 21,7 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1945
Creator
-
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
French
German
Russian
Polish
Notes
Approximately 83 pages; hardcover, cardboard bound with string. Beige cover with a woven fabric texture; thin brown border with a smaller brown square bordering the title. Printed above the title is a square image with a face; title and author also printed on the spine. Interior pages consist of text and b&w illustrations. The first few pages have only text; the remaining pages have pictures on one side with short captions printed on the reverse, at the bottom.
Accession No.
2011X.172.01
Name Access
Jewish Public Library
Places
Krakow, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Postcard

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45475
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Postcard : cardboard : Ink : beige, blue, black ; Ht: 4,25 in. x W: 5,75 in.
Date
June 3, 1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Postcard : cardboard : Ink : beige, blue, black ; Ht: 4,25 in. x W: 5,75 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
June 3, 1944
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Notes
Plain postcard sent by Sandor Zafir to his brother upon his arrival in Auschwitz. There is no stamp. A rubber stamp restricts answers to postcards of 30 words or less, in German, and adds that it was delivered by the Association of Hungarian Jews in Budapest. Narrative: Sandor Zafir was deported from the ghetto of Satu Mare to Auschwitz; he arrived on 1944-06-03. The postcard was written by a clerk in German on the day Sandor Zafir arrived at the camp; Mr. Zafir was asked to address and sign it. Sandor's brother, the recipient ofthis postcard, was in a Hungarian labour camp at the time the postcard was sent. The text is designed to reassure the family that all is well. The differences in handwriting are clearly visible; furthermore, the Zafir family did not speak German at home and so Sandor would not have written to his brother in German.
Accession No.
2002.06.11
Name Access
Zafir, Alexander (Sandor)
Places
Auschwitz, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Lieber Kriegsgefangener als Leiche

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45476
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Handbill : paper : printed, handwritten : ink : beige, red, black ; Ht: 6,5 in. x W: 4 in.
Date
1943-1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Handbill : paper : printed, handwritten : ink : beige, red, black ; Ht: 6,5 in. x W: 4 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1943-1944
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Notes
Double-sided Allied propaganda handbill dropped over Germany to encourage soldiers to surrender.
Accession No.
2011X.58.175
Name Access
MHMC
Places
Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Ballot

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45477
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Ballot : paper : printed, handwritten : ink : green, black ; Ht: 6 in. x W: 4,5 in.
Date
April 10, 1932
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Ballot : paper : printed, handwritten : ink : green, black ; Ht: 6 in. x W: 4,5 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
April 10, 1932
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Notes
Voting ballot containing a table with the names of three candidates and circles to cast one's vote. Ballot for the second round of the 1932 presidential elections in Germany. The voter has made an X beside Adolf Hitler's name. Narrative: 1st round took place on 1932-03-13. Second round took place on 1932-04-10. The results of the second round were: Hindenburg (Christian conservatives): 53%, Hitler (NSDAP):36.8%, Thälmann (KPD): 10.2%.
Accession No.
2011X.58.187
Name Access
MHMC
Places
Germany, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Letter

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45479
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Letter : paper : handwritten, printed : ink : beige, blue, black ; Ht: 11 in. x W: 8,5 in.
Date
May 1976
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Letter : paper : handwritten, printed : ink : beige, blue, black ; Ht: 11 in. x W: 8,5 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
May 1976
Physical Condition
Excellent
Language
English
Notes
Double-sided. Sender is Rabbi Pinchas Hirschprung. He is writing to Jan Zwartendijk, the former Dutch Consul in Kaunas (Kovno). He personally thanks Mr. Zwartendijk (the father of the donor) for saving his life and those of other Jews. Mrs. Hirszprung has stated that she wrote the letter on her husband's behalf. Narrative: Jan Zwartendijk was the Lithuanian director of Philips' radio and electronic company. He was briefly appointed Dutch consul in Kovno (Lithuania), from June to August 1940. With the support of L.P.J. de Decker, the Dutch ambassador in Riga (Latvia), Zwartendijk issued permits for Jewish refugees to enter Caraçao in the Dutch West Indies. After he was dismissed from his position as consul, he returned to the occupied Netherlands and continued to work at Philips. He has been honoured as Righteous Among Nations by Yad Vashem.
Accession No.
2002.14.03
Name Access
Zwartendyk, Jan
Places
Montreal, Canada, North America
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Letter

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45481
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Letter : paper : typed : ink : beige, black, blue, gold ; Ht: 8 in. x W: 9,5 in.
Date
1977
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Letter : paper : typed : ink : beige, black, blue, gold ; Ht: 8 in. x W: 9,5 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1977
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
1 page official letter on letterhead from Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau to the Association of Survivors of Nazi Oppression on the celebrations organized on the occastion of the 32nd anniversary of the Liberation. The letter commends them for their strength and their work. Narrative: The Association of Survivors of Nazi Oppression was founded circa 1960 in Montreal. It was an active organization founded in order to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust. The Association was instrumental in the creation of the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre (1976).
Accession No.
2011X.359.01
Name Access
Zablow, Lou
Places
Ottawa, Canada, North America
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Curriculum Vitae

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45485
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Curriculum Vitae : Paper : typed, handwritten : Ink : beige, black ; Ht: 28 cm x W: 21 cm
Date
1945
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Curriculum Vitae : Paper : typed, handwritten : Ink : beige, black ; Ht: 28 cm x W: 21 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1945
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
Paper with two holes punched on left edge, creased once horizontally and three times vertically, signed by hand, with minor additions in pencil. Curriculum vitae of Isaac Herbert Isselbaecher detailing his departure from Germany, his employment history in England, and the dates of his emigration. He provides four references: a cousin and three uncles, all living in New York City. Narrative: Isaac Herbert Isselbacher was born 1919-11-20 in Isselbach, Germany. His brother was Helmut Isselbacher, born 1921-12-20. Their father was Jacob Isselbacher, born 1883-08-05. They had an uncle and aunt, David and Betty Loewenstein, who lived in New York City with their two children. Isaac left Germany on 1939-07-29, hoping to join his relatives in NYC. He only had the time to get to London, England before the war broke out and started working in a factory. He was arrested at his workplace as an ‘enemy alien’ and sent to Canada for internment in 1940. Isaac was interned in Camp N in Sherbrooke, Quebec. He was drafted into the Works Program Division for woodworking and net-making. In 1940, he received a last letter from his parents which suggested their imminent deportation. After his release, circa November 1942, Isaac worked as a locksmith. He married Fanny Azeff on 1943-12-26 at the Bnai Jacob synagogue in Montreal. Fanny was born on 1921-12-23 in Canada, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Azeff. Isaac was naturalized as a Canadian citizen on 1946-06-08. Fanny was naturalized on 1946-08-30 (she had lost her citizenship by marrying Isaac). Upon learning of his brother’s survival, Isaac travelled to New York in April 1946 to meet with him and their Loewenstein relatives. Afterwards, Helmut travelled to Canada bringing with him a washing machine and bras as late wedding presents for his brother and Fanny. By 1946-08-12, their parents were presumed dead and the two sons inquired into their estate. They received a deed for the land and travelled to the estate to discover that the current owner of their house was their old maid and her son had become the town mayor. Various disputes arose with the current ‘owners’ who believed the Isselbacher family dead. Isaac wished to discuss a settlement, but the mayor’s mother –not realizing Fanny understood German- called the neighbours at work to warn them not to come home as the Isselbacher sons had resurfaced. Payment for the land had reportedly been sent to Israel, though no documentation could be provided.
Accession No.
1999.01.26
Name Access
Issley, Jason
Places
Montreal, Canada, North America
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Memorandum

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45491
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Memorandum : paper : typed, handwritten : ink; pencil : beige, black ; Ht: 11 5/8 in. x W: 8 1/4 in.
Date
February 26, 1941
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Memorandum : paper : typed, handwritten : ink; pencil : beige, black ; Ht: 11 5/8 in. x W: 8 1/4 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
February 26, 1941
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Notes
Double-sided memorandum detailing rules for Jewish immigrants in Basel. It contains curfew rules, as well as places and restaurants they can and can’t go. The punishment for breaking these rules is imprisonment. There are handwritten calculations written on the reverse in the bottom right corner.
Accession No.
2005.20.01
Name Access
Fischer, Walter
Places
Basel, Switzerland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Death certificate

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45494
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Death certificate : paper : typed : ink : beige, black ; Ht: 11 1/2 in. x W: 8 in.
Date
January 4, 1949
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Death certificate : paper : typed : ink : beige, black ; Ht: 11 1/2 in. x W: 8 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
January 4, 1949
Physical Condition
Good
Language
French
Dutch
Notes
Dutch Red Cross death certificate for Jozef R. Hasfeld. It is a form certificate with the appropriate information typed in or corrected as needed. It states that Jozef Hasfeld was deported from Westerbork (The Netherlands) to Auschwitz concentrataion camp (Poland) on 1943-01-18 and was murdered on or about 1943-01-21.
Accession No.
1996.27.03
Name Access
Barzilai (Karasin), Beatrice
Places
The Hague, Netherlands, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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