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Leo Steiner

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45816
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 6 1/4 in. x W: 4 3/4 in.
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 6 1/4 in. x W: 4 3/4 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
b&w, portrait of man with light colored hair, wearing suit and tie.
Accession No.
2011X.300.07
Name Access
Shears, Esther
Places
Brno, Czech Republic, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Two children

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45817
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 5 3/8 in. x W: 3 1/2 in.
Date
1930
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 5 3/8 in. x W: 3 1/2 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1930
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Czech
Notes
b&w, portrait of boy in sailor suit standing with a younger child who is wearing a shirt and shorts
Accession No.
2011X.300.10
Name Access
Shears, Esther
Places
Czechoslovakia, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Jug

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47483
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Jug : cast (moulded), soldered, pegged, beveled : brown-green ; Ht: 15,2 cm x W: 13 cm x De: 16 cm
Date
1939-1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Jug : cast (moulded), soldered, pegged, beveled : brown-green ; Ht: 15,2 cm x W: 13 cm x De: 16 cm
Other Title Information
Food Service T&E
Date
1939-1944
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Tuliped shaped with a beveled tier near the bottom edge and a beveled opening at the top edge. A curved handle is attached to one side with decorative cut ends. Narrative: Medium jug used for ritual purposes in the synagoge at Onod until destruction in 1944. It was buried, uncovered and given to a local Lutheran Minister who kept it safe until (1990) when they were given to donor.
Accession No.
1999.11.01
Name Access
Prager, Esther
Places
Onod, Hungary, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Large Jug

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47484
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Jug : cast (moulded), soldered, beveled, pegged : brown-green ; Ht: 19 cm x W: 12,7 cm x De: 20,7 cm
Date
1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Jug : cast (moulded), soldered, beveled, pegged : brown-green ; Ht: 19 cm x W: 12,7 cm x De: 20,7 cm
Other Title Information
Food Service T&E
Date
1944
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Tulip shaped with a raised lip which extends over the main bowl; beveled edge. The bottom of the jug bubbles out significantly. An 'S' shaped handle is attached to the other side, extending slightly at tthe bottom. The bowl is slightly raised on a small pedestle, with a beveled edge. Narrative: Medium jug used for ritual purposes in the synagoge at Onod until destruction in 1944. It was buried, uncovered and given to a local Lutheran Minister who kept it safe until (1990) when they were given to donor.
Accession No.
1999.11.02
Name Access
Prager, Esther
Places
Onod, Hungary, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Jug

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47485
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Jug : cast (moulded), soldered, beveled : brown-dark grey ; Ht: 10 cm x W: 8 cm x De: 13,7 cm
Date
1939-1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Jug : cast (moulded), soldered, beveled : brown-dark grey ; Ht: 10 cm x W: 8 cm x De: 13,7 cm
Other Title Information
Food Service T&E
Date
1939-1944
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Oblong shape with a beveled edge. The lip is curved and pointed at the end like a bird's beak, and pinches the bowl upwards slightly. The handle resembles a 1/2 of a heart, and is attached to the opposite side from the lip. There is a small trench around the top and bottom edges. Narrative: Item was used in the synagoge at Onod until destruction in 1944. It was buried, uncovered and given to a local Lutheran Minister who kept it safe until (1990) when they were given to Mrs. Prager. (Please see kinship for more information).
Accession No.
1999.11.03
Name Access
Prager, Esther
Places
Onod, Hungary, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Wallet

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47606
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Wallet : leather worked, sewn (machine), embossed, woven : brown, dark-brown, grey
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Wallet : leather worked, sewn (machine), embossed, woven : brown, dark-brown, grey
Other Title Information
Personal Gear
Physical Condition
Excellent
Notes
Brown wallet with a darker brown embossed design on the obverse. In the centre of the design is a man standing on a pedestle, holding a sword in his left hand and a cross in the right hand. Above the man is an eagle, looking left; below the man is the outline of a mermaid, holding a sword in her left hand and a shield in her right hand. There is a surrounding border of a shield with lines, dots and scrolls. There is stitching along the edge of the wallet. Opens like a book. On the interior, on each side, are 3 rows of leather, forming pockets. The inside of the pockets are lined with a shiney grey material. There is an additional pocket that opens at the top edge of the wallet, when opened.
Accession No.
1999.29.112
Name Access
Friedman, Esther
Places
Warsaw, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Yellow star badge

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47726
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Yellow star badge : woven, printed : yellow, black, white
Date
1939-1945
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Yellow star badge : woven, printed : yellow, black, white
Other Title Information
Personal Symbol
Date
1939-1945
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Notes
Shield-shaped piece of fabric with a printed black six-pointed star outline and dotted line to cut the star shape. Mounted with double sided tape onto a piece of cardboard, with a velcro button on the back - used in the previous exhibit.
Accession No.
2011X.300.06
Name Access
Shears, Esther
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Receipt

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn50285
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Receipt : Paper : Black, White ; Ht: 11,75 in. x W: 8,25 in.
Date
July 24, 1942
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Receipt : Paper : Black, White ; Ht: 11,75 in. x W: 8,25 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
July 24, 1942
Physical Condition
Excellent
Language
Czech
German
Notes
1 page, two colums of text. Narrative: Notice announcing that Friedrich Katz, residing at Stefansgasse 36 is required to handover his pet. Issued by the Jewish Community of Prague. According to regulation from July 1941, pets, such as dogs, cats, birds, in the possession of Jews and their Aryan dependants, are to be handed in.
Accession No.
2011X.300.04
Name Access
Shears, Esther
Places
Prague, Czech Republic, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Money box

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51194
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Money box : Cast : Black, Grey ; Ht: 7 in. x W: 4,5 in.
Date
[ca. 1890]
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Money box : Cast : Black, Grey ; Ht: 7 in. x W: 4,5 in.
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
[ca. 1890]
Creator
-
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Hebrew
Notes
Charity box shaped like a mug with handle and attached lid. Lid has two openings, one circular and one rectangular cut into it to receive money donations. Hebrew etching around the lid and dots on certain letters indicates it was made in 5651 (1890-1891). Narrative: Made by Eliezer Hauer in the town of Onod, Hungaryfor the local synagogue. It belonged to the synagoge at Onod until its destruction in 1944. It was buried, uncovered and given to a local Lutheran Minister who kept it safe until circa 1990 when it was given to Mrs. Esther Prager.
Accession No.
1999.11.04
Name Access
Prager, Esther
Places
Onod, Hungary, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Yaros, Esther - Oral History of a Holocaust Survivor

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn67765
Collection
WITNESS TO HISTORY COLLECTION (MHMC-02)
Description Level
Item
Material Type
moving images
Physical Description
00:57:38
Collection
WITNESS TO HISTORY COLLECTION (MHMC-02)
Description Level
Item
Material Type
moving images
Physical Description
00:57:38
Creator
Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre
Language
English
Notes
Ester Yaros was born on January 23, 1932 in Brussels, Belgium. She grew up in a non-religious home but felt Jewish anyway. When Germans started bombarding Belgium, the family decided to flee to France, thinking that it wouldn’t yet be invaded by the Nazis. When they saw German trucks coming to France, they returned to Brussels. Several antisemitic laws were enacted; Esther couldn’t attend school anymore for instance. In 1942, her parents sent her to live with farmers in the outskirts of Brussels. They visited her every Sunday until one day they didn’t show up. She learned that they had been denounced and that they died in Auschwitz. A woman from Solidarité Juive came to hide her in a convent. She got a new name, Alice Raymonders. One day, she told a friend she was Jewish. The priest had to call her a liar in front of everyone to save her and everybody’s life. The living conditions were so poor that lots of children became sick, including Esther who was sent to a hospital in Brussels. She was then sent to another convent, in Sugny, where she stayed until 1944. At that point, the entire convent ran towards Brussels, fleeing the front. After the war, Esther was taken to the orphanage Les Hirondelles in Brussels. She stayed there until a man came to propose that the orphans immigrate to Palestine. Esther and her friends refused and immigrated to Canada instead. Esther arrived in Winnipeg in 1947 and later settled in Montreal in 1950.
Accession No.
WTH-166
Name Access
Yaros, Esther
Places
Brussels, Belgium, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
YouTube

Yaros, Esther - Oral History of a Holocaust Survivor

https://www.youtube.com/embed/OgmNpswR7B8
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Photograph

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn90429
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : photograph : sepia ; Ht: 5 3/8 in. x W: 3 3/8 in.
Date
1928
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : photograph : sepia ; Ht: 5 3/8 in. x W: 3 3/8 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1928
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Czech
Notes
b&w, portrait of toddler wearing white sweater with collar, buttons down front, sitting on fur rug
Accession No.
2011X.300.09
Name Access
Shears, Esther
Places
Brno, Czech Republic, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Couple

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn90430
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : photograph : b&w ; Ht: 4 3/4 in. x W: 3 3/8 in.
Date
1940
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : photograph : b&w ; Ht: 4 3/4 in. x W: 3 3/8 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1940
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Czech
Notes
b&w, outdoor portrait of a man and a woman walking down street wearing coats, woman’s coat has fur collar, she is holding a purse. The street is paved.
Accession No.
2011X.300.12
Name Access
Shears, Esther
Places
Czech Republic, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Boy and his sister

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn90431
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : photograph : sepia ; Ht: 5 1/4 in. x W: 3 3/8 in.
Date
1931
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : photograph : sepia ; Ht: 5 1/4 in. x W: 3 3/8 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1931
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Czech
Notes
b&w, boy in sailor suit standing with his younger sister who is wearing a shirt and shorts
Accession No.
2011X.300.13
Name Access
Shears, Esther
Places
Brno, Czech Republic, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Group portrait of (l to r) Esther Elkin, Dr. Leon [Lorne], Saidye Bronfman, Jean Lallemand, and Sarah Fischer, Sarah Fischer Concerts event, Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Montreal.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn23766
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Fonds No.
1255; 005811
Date
February 23, 1975
Scope and Content
Donated to Mrs. E. Miller and the JPL by Sarah Eugene Fischer on Feb. 23, 1975.
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Scope and Content
Donated to Mrs. E. Miller and the JPL by Sarah Eugene Fischer on Feb. 23, 1975.
Date
February 23, 1975
Fonds No.
1255
Item No.
005811
Notes
Copy 2 of 2
Location, date and people identified on verso.
Name Access
Fischer, Sarah.
ELKIN, Esther
Places
Montreal (Quebec)
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Images
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Maurice Amiel Interview

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75017
Collection
Jewish Public Library Oral History Collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Physical Description
1 electronic record : digital ; 599 MB + transcription
Fonds No.
1287; OH_00001
Date
April/ 11/ 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with retired architect and professor Maurice Amiel by Information and Library Technologies student E. Edouard, April 11, 2012. This interview was made as part of the Jewish Public Library Archives commitment to documenting the history of Jewish Montreal. Major themes d…
Collection
Jewish Public Library Oral History Collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Physical Description
1 electronic record : digital ; 599 MB + transcription
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with retired architect and professor Maurice Amiel by Information and Library Technologies student E. Edouard, April 11, 2012. This interview was made as part of the Jewish Public Library Archives commitment to documenting the history of Jewish Montreal. Major themes discussed are: the forced departure of Egyptian Jews in the wake of the 1956 Suez Crisis, his memories of the immigration of his family to Canada, France and the United States and his personnal experience of those events.
Responsibility
Esther Edouard
Date
April/ 11/ 2012
Fonds No.
1287
Item No.
OH_00001
Storage Location
JPL-A
Creator
Jewish Public Library Archives
History / Biographical
See transcription
Language
French
Notes
An approx. 5 min., French video extract of the interview is available on You Tube.
Transcription of the interview is available in French.
Recording is available in .wav format.
Interview participants: Shannon Hodge, Sonia Boulanger and Chantal Côté
Transcription by Esther Edouard
Lenght of the interview: 59 minutes 25 seconds.
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright may apply
Name Access
Amiel, Maurice, 1940-
Subjects
Amiel, Maurice, 1940-
Suez Canal (Egypt).
Immigrants, Egyptian - Canada
Immigrants, Egyptian - United States
Immigrants, Egyptian - France
Immigrants - Quebec (Province) - Montreal
Alexandria (Egypt)
Jews - Egypt - Alexandria
Sephardim - Montreal
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Esther Merizen Interview

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75021
Collection
Jewish Public Library Oral History Collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Physical Description
1 electronic record : digital ; 323 MB + transcription
Fonds No.
1287; OH_00005
Date
April/17/2012
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Esther Merizen by Information and Library Technologies student Sonia Boulanger, April 17, 2012. This interview was made as part of the Jewish Public Library Archives commitment to documenting the history of Jewish Montreal. Major themes discussed are: the immigrat…
Collection
Jewish Public Library Oral History Collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Physical Description
1 electronic record : digital ; 323 MB + transcription
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Esther Merizen by Information and Library Technologies student Sonia Boulanger, April 17, 2012. This interview was made as part of the Jewish Public Library Archives commitment to documenting the history of Jewish Montreal. Major themes discussed are: the immigration and integration of her family in Quebec, Jewish and French schooling in Montreal, her religious practice and voluntary experience.
Responsibility
Sonia Boulanger
Date
April/17/2012
Fonds No.
1287
Item No.
OH_00005
Storage Location
JPL-A
Creator
Jewish Public Library Archives
History / Biographical
See trancription
Language
French
Notes
A 5 min., French video extract of the interview is available on You Tube.
Recording is two non consecutive extract of two segments of the interview.
Transcription of the interview is available in French.
Recording is available in .wav format.
Interview participants: Shannon Hodge, Chantal Côté and Esther Edouard.
Transcription by Sonia Boulanger.
Lenght of the interview: 32 minutes 05 seconds.
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright may apply
Name Access
Merizen, Esther, 1931-
Subjects
Merizen, Esther, 1931-
Sephardim - Morocco
Jews - Morocco
Immigrants - Quebec (Province) - Montreal
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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AIGEN, Esther Gila

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn60483
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Fonds No.
CJC0001; ZB (General Documentation: Personalia)
Date
1980-1984
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Date
1980-1984
Fonds No.
CJC0001
Series No.
ZB (General Documentation: Personalia)
Notes
Brit B'not Yisrael (covenant of the daughters of Israel) service at Reconstructionist Synagogue, Hampstead, Quebec. File characteristics: Originals. Montreal-related material.
Name Access
AIGEN, Esther Gila
Subjects
Esther Gila AIGEN
Places
Montreal
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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BASS, Esther Meltzer

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn60710
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Fonds No.
CJC0001; ZB (General Documentation: Personalia)
Date
1950
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Date
1950
Fonds No.
CJC0001
Series No.
ZB (General Documentation: Personalia)
Notes
Author IN THE CLAWS OF DESTRUCTION (Yiddish). File characteristics: Originals. Montreal-related material.
Name Access
BASS, Esther Meltzer
Subjects
Esther Meltzer BASS
Places
Montreal
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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BLAUSTEIN, Esther I., Henry

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn60940
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Fonds No.
CJC0001; ZB (General Documentation: Personalia)
Date
1971-2013
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Date
1971-2013
Fonds No.
CJC0001
Series No.
ZB (General Documentation: Personalia)
Notes
Article on Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue, Jewish Historical Society, England. Obituary for Herny Blaustein, Dec 2011. Obituary for Esther Blaustein March 11, 2013 (died March 9.). File characteristics: Originals. Montreal-related material.
Name Access
BLAUSTEIN, Esther I., Henry
Subjects
Esther I., Henry BLAUSTEIN
Places
Montreal
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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BLOOM, Esther

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn60952
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Fonds No.
CJC0001; ZB (General Documentation: Personalia)
Date
1969
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Date
1969
Fonds No.
CJC0001
Series No.
ZB (General Documentation: Personalia)
Notes
Conversation test - group of Jewish children. File characteristics: Originals. Montreal-related material.
Name Access
BLOOM, Esther
Subjects
Esther BLOOM
Places
Montreal
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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