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https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76496
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- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Postcard : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Black, Blue ; Ht: 8,5 cm x W: 13,5 cm
- Date
- October 21, 1949
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Postcard : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Black, Blue ; Ht: 8,5 cm x W: 13,5 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- October 21, 1949
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 1 page, double-sided. Folded once vertically. On verso, printed with 1 cent postal stamp at top right. Document is an invitation to a meeting of all members of the Jewish Drama Club at the Y.M.-Y.W.H.A. of Montreal, written by Maier Abramovitz, Chairman. On verso, postcard is addressed to Majer Abramowitz. Address handwritten in blue ink. Narrative: Bella (Beila, Bela) Herling and Mayer (Majer, Meyer, Meir) Abramovitch (Abramovitz, Abramowicz, Abramowitz) were the parents of the donor, Toby Herscovitch. Bella was born in Suchedniów, Poland on September 25, 1925, the youngest of a family of ten children. Her parents and five siblings were murdered in the Holocaust. Bella and three of her sisters survived the war working as slave labourers in an ammunitions factory in Skarzysko-Kamienna. They were liberated by Russian troops on January 16, 1945, and made their way to the Feldafing Displaced Persons Camp, where they reunited with a brother who had survived Auschwitz. Bella volunteered for nursing training by a Jewish refugee agency, and worked as a nurse in the camp from 1946 to 1948. In 1948, she joined her sister Paula in Toronto, where she worked as a nurse's aide and married Mayer, a fellow survivor who she had known from Feldafing. Born November 10, 1914 in Vilna (Vilnius), he was the sole survivor of a family of six children. He lived in the Vilna ghetto and worked in a factory making window panes for German barracks; he was later sent to a labour camp in Tallin, Estonia, and then to Stutthof concentration camp. In the final days of the war, he escaped from a subsequent transfer to Dachau concentration camp and was liberated. He spent three months sick in a hospital and ended up in Feldafing, where he was active in the "Amchu" or "AMCHO" theater group, part of the Jewish Labour Committee. He lived for a year in France, and immigrated to Canada in May, 1949. Bella and Mayer moved to Montreal in 1950 and opened a fabric store. Mayer passed away in 2001, and Bella in 2014.
- Accession No.
- 2014.10.23
- Name Access
- Herscovitch, Toby
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Poster ?
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76499
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Poster ? : Paper : Printed : Ink : Beige, Brown
- Date
- 1951
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Poster ? : Paper : Printed : Ink : Beige, Brown
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- 1951
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- Language
- Yiddish
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Folded once horizontally and twice vertically. Monochrome photograph at top right corner of a young woman in a dark sweater with a light coloured collared shirt underneath. Text in Yiddish, appears to be a poster advertising an event. On bottom half of page, box contains list of names on right side, possibly cast of a play or program of presentations. Fourth name is Mayer Abramovitch. Narrative: Bella (Beila, Bela) Herling and Mayer (Majer, Meyer, Meir) Abramovitch (Abramovitz, Abramowicz, Abramowitz) were the parents of the donor, Toby Herscovitch. Bella was born in Suchedniów, Poland on September 25, 1925, the youngest of a family of ten children. Her parents and five siblings were murdered in the Holocaust. Bella and three of her sisters survived the war working as slave labourers in an ammunitions factory in Skarzysko-Kamienna. They were liberated by Russian troops on January 16, 1945, and made their way to the Feldafing Displaced Persons Camp, where they reunited with a brother who had survived Auschwitz. Bella volunteered for nursing training by a Jewish refugee agency, and worked as a nurse in the camp from 1946 to 1948. In 1948, she joined her sister Paula in Toronto, where she worked as a nurse's aide and married Mayer, a fellow survivor who she had known from Feldafing. Born November 10, 1914 in Vilna (Vilnius), he was the sole survivor of a family of six children. He lived in the Vilna ghetto and worked in a factory making window panes for German barracks; he was later sent to a labour camp in Tallin, Estonia, and then to Stutthof concentration camp. In the final days of the war, he escaped from a subsequent transfer to Dachau concentration camp and was liberated. He spent three months sick in a hospital and ended up in Feldafing, where he was active in the "Amchu" or "AMCHO" theater group, part of the Jewish Labour Committee. He lived for a year in France, and immigrated to Canada in May, 1949. Bella and Mayer moved to Montreal in 1950 and opened a fabric store. Mayer passed away in 2001, and Bella in 2014.
- Accession No.
- 2014.10.27
- Name Access
- Herscovitch, Toby
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Program
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76490
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Program : Paper : Typed : Ink : Beige, Black ; Ht: 29,5 cm x W: 21 cm
- Date
- [Prior to 1947-04-17]
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Program : Paper : Typed : Ink : Beige, Black ; Ht: 29,5 cm x W: 21 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- [Prior to 1947-04-17]
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- Yiddish
- Notes
- 1 horizontal page, folded once vertically to make a four-panel booklet, then folded once horizontally and once vertically. "Amchu" emblem of a harp printed on cover (left panel, verso). Document is a program for a performance of the Dybbuk by the "AMCHO" [aka "Amchu"] artists' group in Feldafing. Maier Abramowicz is part of the cast. Narrative: Bella (Beila, Bela) Herling and Mayer (Majer, Meyer, Meir) Abramovitch (Abramovitz, Abramowicz, Abramowitz) were the parents of the donor, Toby Herscovitch. Bella was born in Suchedniów, Poland on September 25, 1925, the youngest of a family of ten children. Her parents and five siblings were murdered in the Holocaust. Bella and three of her sisters survived the war working as slave labourers in an ammunitions factory in Skarzysko-Kamienna. They were liberated by Russian troops on January 16, 1945, and made their way to the Feldafing Displaced Persons Camp, where they reunited with a brother who had survived Auschwitz. Bella volunteered for nursing training by a Jewish refugee agency, and worked as a nurse in the camp from 1946 to 1948. In 1948, she joined her sister Paula in Toronto, where she worked as a nurse's aide and married Mayer, a fellow survivor who she had known from Feldafing. Born November 10, 1914 in Vilna (Vilnius), he was the sole survivor of a family of six children. He lived in the Vilna ghetto and worked in a factory making window panes for German barracks; he was later sent to a labour camp in Tallin, Estonia, and then to Stutthof concentration camp. In the final days of the war, he escaped from a subsequent transfer to Dachau concentration camp and was liberated. He spent three months sick in a hospital and ended up in Feldafing, where he was active in the "Amchu" or "AMCHO" theater group, part of the Jewish Labour Committee. He lived for a year in France, and immigrated to Canada in May, 1949. Bella and Mayer moved to Montreal in 1950 and opened a fabric store. Mayer passed away in 2001, and Bella in 2014.
- Accession No.
- 2014.10.15
- Name Access
- Herscovitch, Toby
- Places
- Feldafing , Germany, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Program
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76491
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Program : Cardboard : Printed : Ink : Beige, Black ; Ht: 18 cm x W: 8 cm
- Date
- [Prior to 1947-04-17]
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Program : Cardboard : Printed : Ink : Beige, Black ; Ht: 18 cm x W: 8 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- [Prior to 1947-04-17]
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- Yiddish
- Notes
- 1 vertical page, double-sided. On recto, program for a theatrical presentation is printed. Text is mainly in transliterated Yiddish. Verso is a blank punchcard. Narrative: Bella (Beila, Bela) Herling and Mayer (Majer, Meyer, Meir) Abramovitch (Abramovitz, Abramowicz, Abramowitz) were the parents of the donor, Toby Herscovitch. Bella was born in Suchedniów, Poland on September 25, 1925, the youngest of a family of ten children. Her parents and five siblings were murdered in the Holocaust. Bella and three of her sisters survived the war working as slave labourers in an ammunitions factory in Skarzysko-Kamienna. They were liberated by Russian troops on January 16, 1945, and made their way to the Feldafing Displaced Persons Camp, where they reunited with a brother who had survived Auschwitz. Bella volunteered for nursing training by a Jewish refugee agency, and worked as a nurse in the camp from 1946 to 1948. In 1948, she joined her sister Paula in Toronto, where she worked as a nurse's aide and married Mayer, a fellow survivor who she had known from Feldafing. Born November 10, 1914 in Vilna (Vilnius), he was the sole survivor of a family of six children. He lived in the Vilna ghetto and worked in a factory making window panes for German barracks; he was later sent to a labour camp in Tallin, Estonia, and then to Stutthof concentration camp. In the final days of the war, he escaped from a subsequent transfer to Dachau concentration camp and was liberated. He spent three months sick in a hospital and ended up in Feldafing, where he was active in the "Amchu" or "AMCHO" theater group, part of the Jewish Labour Committee. He lived for a year in France, and immigrated to Canada in May, 1949. Bella and Mayer moved to Montreal in 1950 and opened a fabric store. Mayer passed away in 2001, and Bella in 2014.
- Accession No.
- 2014.10.17
- Name Access
- Herscovitch, Toby
- Places
- Feldafing, Germany, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Program ?
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76492
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Program ? : Paper : Printed : Ink : Blue, Black ; Ht: 16,5 cm x W: 23 cm
- Date
- 1946
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Program ? : Paper : Printed : Ink : Blue, Black ; Ht: 16,5 cm x W: 23 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- 1946
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- Yiddish
- Notes
- 1 horizontal page, folded vertically to make a four-panel booklet. Document is likely a program for a theatrical production, certainly related to "Amchu" theater group in Feldafing Displaced Persons Camp. Narrative: Bella (Beila, Bela) Herling and Mayer (Majer, Meyer, Meir) Abramovitch (Abramovitz, Abramowicz, Abramowitz) were the parents of the donor, Toby Herscovitch. Bella was born in Suchedniów, Poland on September 25, 1925, the youngest of a family of ten children. Her parents and five siblings were murdered in the Holocaust. Bella and three of her sisters survived the war working as slave labourers in an ammunitions factory in Skarzysko-Kamienna. They were liberated by Russian troops on January 16, 1945, and made their way to the Feldafing Displaced Persons Camp, where they reunited with a brother who had survived Auschwitz. Bella volunteered for nursing training by a Jewish refugee agency, and worked as a nurse in the camp from 1946 to 1948. In 1948, she joined her sister Paula in Toronto, where she worked as a nurse's aide and married Mayer, a fellow survivor who she had known from Feldafing. Born November 10, 1914 in Vilna (Vilnius), he was the sole survivor of a family of six children. He lived in the Vilna ghetto and worked in a factory making window panes for German barracks; he was later sent to a labour camp in Tallin, Estonia, and then to Stutthof concentration camp. In the final days of the war, he escaped from a subsequent transfer to Dachau concentration camp and was liberated. He spent three months sick in a hospital and ended up in Feldafing, where he was active in the "Amchu" or "AMCHO" theater group, part of the Jewish Labour Committee. He lived for a year in France, and immigrated to Canada in May, 1949. Bella and Mayer moved to Montreal in 1950 and opened a fabric store. Mayer passed away in 2001, and Bella in 2014.
- Accession No.
- 2014.10.18
- Name Access
- Herscovitch, Toby
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Program
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76497
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Program : Paper : Printed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 35,5 cm x W: 21,5 cm
- Date
- March 01, 1950
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Program : Paper : Printed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 35,5 cm x W: 21,5 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- March 01, 1950
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 1 page, double-sided, folded vertically to create four panels, then folded once horizontally. Text on right-hand panels on recto and verso.Left-hand panels blank. Document is the program for a Purim concert, arranged as a tribute to the Jewish Hospital of Hope. Concert included a play, staged by Meir Abramowitz. Narrative: Bella (Beila, Bela) Herling and Mayer (Majer, Meyer, Meir) Abramovitch (Abramovitz, Abramowicz, Abramowitz) were the parents of the donor, Toby Herscovitch. Bella was born in Suchedniów, Poland on September 25, 1925, the youngest of a family of ten children. Her parents and five siblings were murdered in the Holocaust. Bella and three of her sisters survived the war working as slave labourers in an ammunitions factory in Skarzysko-Kamienna. They were liberated by Russian troops on January 16, 1945, and made their way to the Feldafing Displaced Persons Camp, where they reunited with a brother who had survived Auschwitz. Bella volunteered for nursing training by a Jewish refugee agency, and worked as a nurse in the camp from 1946 to 1948. In 1948, she joined her sister Paula in Toronto, where she worked as a nurse's aide and married Mayer, a fellow survivor who she had known from Feldafing. Born November 10, 1914 in Vilna (Vilnius), he was the sole survivor of a family of six children. He lived in the Vilna ghetto and worked in a factory making window panes for German barracks; he was later sent to a labour camp in Tallin, Estonia, and then to Stutthof concentration camp. In the final days of the war, he escaped from a subsequent transfer to Dachau concentration camp and was liberated. He spent three months sick in a hospital and ended up in Feldafing, where he was active in the "Amchu" or "AMCHO" theater group, part of the Jewish Labour Committee. He lived for a year in France, and immigrated to Canada in May, 1949. Bella and Mayer moved to Montreal in 1950 and opened a fabric store. Mayer passed away in 2001, and Bella in 2014.
- Accession No.
- 2014.10.24
- Name Access
- Herscovitch, Toby
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Program
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76502
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Program : Paper : Printed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 21,5 cm x W: 28 cm
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Program : Paper : Printed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 21,5 cm x W: 28 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- Yiddish
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Folded once vertically to create two distinct panels, then folded once horizontally and once vertically. Document is the program, most likely for a theatrical presentation. Left panel contains four advertisements, text mainly in English. Right panel is in Yiddish, contains information about the presentation with a numbered list, divided into 2 sections. Left side contains the names of the actors; Mayer Abramovitch appears four times. Narrative: Bella (Beila, Bela) Herling and Mayer (Majer, Meyer, Meir) Abramovitch (Abramovitz, Abramowicz, Abramowitz) were the parents of the donor, Toby Herscovitch. Bella was born in Suchedniów, Poland on September 25, 1925, the youngest of a family of ten children. Her parents and five siblings were murdered in the Holocaust. Bella and three of her sisters survived the war working as slave labourers in an ammunitions factory in Skarzysko-Kamienna. They were liberated by Russian troops on January 16, 1945, and made their way to the Feldafing Displaced Persons Camp, where they reunited with a brother who had survived Auschwitz. Bella volunteered for nursing training by a Jewish refugee agency, and worked as a nurse in the camp from 1946 to 1948. In 1948, she joined her sister Paula in Toronto, where she worked as a nurse's aide and married Mayer, a fellow survivor who she had known from Feldafing. Born November 10, 1914 in Vilna (Vilnius), he was the sole survivor of a family of six children. He lived in the Vilna ghetto and worked in a factory making window panes for German barracks; he was later sent to a labour camp in Tallin, Estonia, and then to Stutthof concentration camp. In the final days of the war, he escaped from a subsequent transfer to Dachau concentration camp and was liberated. He spent three months sick in a hospital and ended up in Feldafing, where he was active in the "Amchu" or "AMCHO" theater group, part of the Jewish Labour Committee. He lived for a year in France, and immigrated to Canada in May, 1949. Bella and Mayer moved to Montreal in 1950 and opened a fabric store. Mayer passed away in 2001, and Bella in 2014.
- Accession No.
- 2014.10.30
- Name Access
- Herscovitch, Toby
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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SIEGAL, Sara / MARJASYN, David, Toby & Jacob
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy71692
- Collection
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Collection
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Material Type
- textual record
- File Date
- 1947-1949
- Notes
- This file concerns two or more families.
- Record Source
- JIAS Montreal Immigrant Case Files 1922-1951
- Fonds No.
- I0037
- Series No.
- CA
- File No.
- 95-23313
- Restrictions
- Due to privacy laws, access to further information about this record is restricted. You may contact the Canadian Jewish Archives to learn more.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
SILVER, Toby
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy88960
- Collection
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Collection
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Material Type
- textual record
- Record Source
- JIAS Montreal Client Cards
- Fonds No.
- I0037
- Series No.
- R
- File No.
- 23-1679
- Restrictions
- Due to privacy laws, access to further information about this record is restricted. You may contact the Canadian Jewish Archives to learn more.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Telegram
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76478
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Telegram : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, White, Red, Blue, Green ; Ht: 16,5 cm x W: 20 cm
- Date
- December 21, 1949
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Telegram : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, White, Red, Blue, Green ; Ht: 16,5 cm x W: 20 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- December 21, 1949
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Folded once horizontally and once vertically. Printed on letterhead of Canadian National Telegraphs, logo inside oversized 'C' is a maple leaf with a rectangular sign in centre reading 'Canadian National'. Three small beige maple leafs on right side of logo. Top quarter of page is maroon with beige letters and details, the rest of the page is beige. Text from telegraph is blue, printed on lighter beige strips of paper. Document is a telegram to Bella Herling from Helen and Jack, congratulating her on her wedding and expressing regret that they cannot attend. Narrative: Bella (Beila, Bela) Herling and Mayer (Majer, Meyer, Meir) Abramovitch (Abramovitz, Abramowicz, Abramowitz) were the parents of the donor, Toby Herscovitch. Bella was born in Suchedniów, Poland on September 25, 1925, the youngest of a family of ten children. Her parents and five siblings were murdered in the Holocaust. Bella and three of her sisters survived the war working as slave labourers in an ammunitions factory in Skarzysko-Kamienna. They were liberated by Russian troops on January 16, 1945, and made their way to the Feldafing Displaced Persons Camp, where they reunited with a brother who had survived Auschwitz. Bella volunteered for nursing training by a Jewish refugee agency, and worked as a nurse in the camp from 1946 to 1948. In 1948, she joined her sister Paula in Toronto, where she worked as a nurse's aide and married Mayer, a fellow survivor who she had known from Feldafing. Born November 10, 1914 in Vilna (Vilnius), he was the sole survivor of a family of six children. He lived in the Vilna ghetto and worked in a factory making window panes for German barracks; he was later sent to a labour camp in Tallin, Estonia, and then to Stutthof concentration camp. In the final days of the war, he escaped from a subsequent transfer to Dachau concentration camp and was liberated. He spent three months sick in a hospital and ended up in Feldafing, where he was active in the "Amchu" or "AMCHO" theater group, part of the Jewish Labour Committee. He lived for a year in France, and immigrated to Canada in May, 1949. Bella and Mayer moved to Montreal in 1950 and opened a fabric store. Mayer passed away in 2001, and Bella in 2014.
- Accession No.
- 2014.10.03
- Name Access
- Herscovitch, Toby
- Places
- Canada, North America
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Telegram
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76479
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Telegram : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : White, Blue, Beige, Multicoloured ; Ht: 16,5 cm x W: 20 cm
- Date
- December 25, 1949
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Telegram : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : White, Blue, Beige, Multicoloured ; Ht: 16,5 cm x W: 20 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- December 25, 1949
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 1 page, double-sided. Folded once horizontally and once vertically. 'Canadian National Telegraphs' printed in blue at bottom centre of page. Top third of page is blue with image of a card that says 'Greetings' in centre, surrounded by symbols of special occasions, such as wedding rings, a diploma, a calendar, luggage, a birthday cake, etc. On verso, date is stamped twice. Document is a telegram from Mr. and Mrs. Sol Kurek and their son, wishing Mr. and Mrs. Max Abrahamowitz congratulations on their wedding. Narrative: Bella (Beila, Bela) Herling and Mayer (Majer, Meyer, Meir) Abramovitch (Abramovitz, Abramowicz, Abramowitz) were the parents of the donor, Toby Herscovitch. Bella was born in Suchedniów, Poland on September 25, 1925, the youngest of a family of ten children. Her parents and five siblings were murdered in the Holocaust. Bella and three of her sisters survived the war working as slave labourers in an ammunitions factory in Skarzysko-Kamienna. They were liberated by Russian troops on January 16, 1945, and made their way to the Feldafing Displaced Persons Camp, where they reunited with a brother who had survived Auschwitz. Bella volunteered for nursing training by a Jewish refugee agency, and worked as a nurse in the camp from 1946 to 1948. In 1948, she joined her sister Paula in Toronto, where she worked as a nurse's aide and married Mayer, a fellow survivor who she had known from Feldafing. Born November 10, 1914 in Vilna (Vilnius), he was the sole survivor of a family of six children. He lived in the Vilna ghetto and worked in a factory making window panes for German barracks; he was later sent to a labour camp in Tallin, Estonia, and then to Stutthof concentration camp. In the final days of the war, he escaped from a subsequent transfer to Dachau concentration camp and was liberated. He spent three months sick in a hospital and ended up in Feldafing, where he was active in the "Amchu" or "AMCHO" theater group, part of the Jewish Labour Committee. He lived for a year in France, and immigrated to Canada in May, 1949. Bella and Mayer moved to Montreal in 1950 and opened a fabric store. Mayer passed away in 2001, and Bella in 2014.
- Accession No.
- 2014.10.04
- Name Access
- Herscovitch, Toby
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Telegram
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76480
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Telegram : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Blue, Yellow, Black ; Ht: 16,5 cm x W: 21,25 cm
- Date
- December 25, 1949
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Telegram : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Blue, Yellow, Black ; Ht: 16,5 cm x W: 21,25 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- December 25, 1949
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Top quarter of page is blue, 'A Social Telegram via Canadian Pacific' printed in yellow letters with image of a woman in formal dress on left and a bouquet of roses on right, also both in yellow. Document is a telegram from the Gingerhut [likely an error, should read Fingerhut] family to Mr. and Mrs. Abramovitz, congratulating them on their wedding. Narrative: Bella (Beila, Bela) Herling and Mayer (Majer, Meyer, Meir) Abramovitch (Abramovitz, Abramowicz, Abramowitz) were the parents of the donor, Toby Herscovitch. Bella was born in Suchedniów, Poland on September 25, 1925, the youngest of a family of ten children. Her parents and five siblings were murdered in the Holocaust. Bella and three of her sisters survived the war working as slave labourers in an ammunitions factory in Skarzysko-Kamienna. They were liberated by Russian troops on January 16, 1945, and made their way to the Feldafing Displaced Persons Camp, where they reunited with a brother who had survived Auschwitz. Bella volunteered for nursing training by a Jewish refugee agency, and worked as a nurse in the camp from 1946 to 1948. In 1948, she joined her sister Paula in Toronto, where she worked as a nurse's aide and married Mayer, a fellow survivor who she had known from Feldafing. Born November 10, 1914 in Vilna (Vilnius), he was the sole survivor of a family of six children. He lived in the Vilna ghetto and worked in a factory making window panes for German barracks; he was later sent to a labour camp in Tallin, Estonia, and then to Stutthof concentration camp. In the final days of the war, he escaped from a subsequent transfer to Dachau concentration camp and was liberated. He spent three months sick in a hospital and ended up in Feldafing, where he was active in the "Amchu" or "AMCHO" theater group, part of the Jewish Labour Committee. He lived for a year in France, and immigrated to Canada in May, 1949. Bella and Mayer moved to Montreal in 1950 and opened a fabric store. Mayer passed away in 2001, and Bella in 2014.
- Accession No.
- 2014.10.05
- Name Access
- Herscovitch, Toby
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Temporary residence permit
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76486
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Temporary residence permit : Paper : Printed, Handwritten, Stamped : Ink : Beige, Black, Purple, Blue, Red ; Ht: 19 cm x W: 13 cm
- Date
- February 04, 1949
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Temporary residence permit : Paper : Printed, Handwritten, Stamped : Ink : Beige, Black, Purple, Blue, Red ; Ht: 19 cm x W: 13 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- February 04, 1949
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- French
- Notes
- 1 page, double-sided. B&W square photograph of permit holder affixed at top left corner with 2 metal grommets. Two fiscal stamps affixed at centre left, with respective values of 15 and 100 francs. Document is a receipt for a requested identity card which also serves as a temporary identity card for 3 months after the date of its issue. Issued to Mayer Abramowicz. Narrative: Bella (Beila, Bela) Herling and Mayer (Majer, Meyer, Meir) Abramovitch (Abramovitz, Abramowicz, Abramowitz) were the parents of the donor, Toby Herscovitch. Bella was born in Suchedniów, Poland on September 25, 1925, the youngest of a family of ten children. Her parents and five siblings were murdered in the Holocaust. Bella and three of her sisters survived the war working as slave labourers in an ammunitions factory in Skarzysko-Kamienna. They were liberated by Russian troops on January 16, 1945, and made their way to the Feldafing Displaced Persons Camp, where they reunited with a brother who had survived Auschwitz. Bella volunteered for nursing training by a Jewish refugee agency, and worked as a nurse in the camp from 1946 to 1948. In 1948, she joined her sister Paula in Toronto, where she worked as a nurse's aide and married Mayer, a fellow survivor who she had known from Feldafing. Born November 10, 1914 in Vilna (Vilnius), he was the sole survivor of a family of six children. He lived in the Vilna ghetto and worked in a factory making window panes for German barracks; he was later sent to a labour camp in Tallin, Estonia, and then to Stutthof concentration camp. In the final days of the war, he escaped from a subsequent transfer to Dachau concentration camp and was liberated. He spent three months sick in a hospital and ended up in Feldafing, where he was active in the "Amchu" or "AMCHO" theater group, part of the Jewish Labour Committee. He lived for a year in France, and immigrated to Canada in May, 1949. Bella and Mayer moved to Montreal in 1950 and opened a fabric store. Mayer passed away in 2001, and Bella in 2014.
- Accession No.
- 2014.10.11
- Name Access
- Herscovitch, Toby
- Places
- Paris, France, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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