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Letter

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59416

Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Beige, black ; Ht: 25 cm x W: 20 cm

Date: June 08, 1946

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Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Beige, black ; Ht: 25 cm x W: 20 cm

Other Title Information: Documentary Artifact

Date: June 08, 1946

Physical Condition: Good

Language: English

Notes: Creased page with two holes punched on left edge, Secretary of state of Canada letterhead. From Paul Martin, Secretary of the State, to Isaac Herbert Isselbacher. It contains congratulations upon the attainment of Canadian Citizenship. Notice included that his wife, Fanny Azeff, does not automatically receive citizenship but may apply for it for a $100 fee. 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). Isaac’s brother, Helmut Isselbacher, was deported with Transport XXII A from Dossin casern in Mechelen (Malines), Belgium to Auschwitz Birkenau, Poland on 1943-09-20. Of the 2,450 people on the transport, 100 men were selected to work –including Helmut- and the remainder prisoners were gassed. Helmut was made to work as a welder, and was soon fitting new pipes for the gas chamber. He suffered a nervous breakdown as a result. As he was a valued welder, he was transferred to a labour camp in Upper Silesia (Poland) where he remained for two years. As the Russian army advanced, the 6,000 prisoners of this camp were evacuated by train. Helmut remembered being forced to march as the other prisoners died from exhaustion. When liberation was announced, the survivors travelled by ship from Luebeck, Germany, to Sweden with the aid of the Red Cross. After recovery, Helmut decided to remain in Sweden as a welder. Upon learning of his brother’s survival, Helmut 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.: 1999.1.281

Name Access: Issley, Jason

Places: Ottawa, Canada, North America

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Letter

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59420

Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter : Paper : Printed : Ink : Black, yellow ; Ht: 12 cm x W: 15 cm

Date: 1946

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Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter : Paper : Printed : Ink : Black, yellow ; Ht: 12 cm x W: 15 cm

Other Title Information: Documentary Artifact

Date: 1946

Physical Condition: Good

Language: English

Notes: Page with staple punctures on top left, entitled NOTICE. Included in Isaac Isselbacher's letter of Canadian naturalization to state that his wife does not automatically gain citizenship. 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). Isaac’s brother, Helmut Isselbacher, was deported with Transport XXII A from Dossin casern in Mechelen (Malines), Belgium to Auschwitz Birkenau, Poland on 1943-09-20. Of the 2,450 people on the transport, 100 men were selected to work –including Helmut- and the remainder prisoners were gassed. Helmut was made to work as a welder, and was soon fitting new pipes for the gas chamber. He suffered a nervous breakdown as a result. As he was a valued welder, he was transferred to a labour camp in Upper Silesia (Poland) where he remained for two years. As the Russian army advanced, the 6,000 prisoners of this camp were evacuated by train. Helmut remembered being forced to march as the other prisoners died from exhaustion. When liberation was announced, the survivors travelled by ship from Luebeck, Germany, to Sweden with the aid of the Red Cross. After recovery, Helmut decided to remain in Sweden as a welder. Upon learning of his brother’s survival, Helmut 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.: 1999.1.283

Name Access: Issley, Jason

Places: Ottawa, Canada, North America

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Letter

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59427

Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Beige, black, purple ; Ht: 27 cm x W: 21 cm

Date: December 24, 1943

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Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Beige, black, purple ; Ht: 27 cm x W: 21 cm

Other Title Information: Documentary Artifact

Date: December 24, 1943

Physical Condition: Good

Language: English

Notes: Creased twice horizontally, two holes punch on left edge, reverse side is written upside down, Department of Mines and Resources letterhead with Canadian coat of arms. Letter from the Immigration Branch informing Isaac about modifications to the legal regulations for released Enemy Aliens. 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). Isaac’s brother, Helmut Isselbacher, was deported with Transport XXII A from Dossin casern in Mechelen (Malines), Belgium to Auschwitz Birkenau, Poland on 1943-09-20. Of the 2,450 people on the transport, 100 men were selected to work –including Helmut- and the remaining prisoners were gassed. Helmut was made to work as a welder, and was soon fitting new pipes for the gas chamber. He suffered a nervous breakdown as a result. As he was a valued welder, he was transferred to a labour camp in Upper Silesia (Poland) where he remained for two years. As the Russian army advanced, the 6,000 prisoners of this camp were evacuated by train. Helmut remembered being forced to march as the other prisoners died from exhaustion. When liberation was announced, the survivors travelled by ship from Luebeck, Germany, to Sweden with the aid of the Red Cross. After recovery, Helmut decided to remain in Sweden as a welder. Upon learning of his brother’s survival, Helmut 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.: 1999.1.35

Name Access: Issley, Jason

Places: Ottawa, Canada, North America

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Letter

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59449

Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Beige, black ; Ht: 26 cm x W: 20 cm

Date: 1939-October 31, 1940

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Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Beige, black ; Ht: 26 cm x W: 20 cm

Other Title Information: Documentary Artifact

Date: 1939-October 31, 1940

Physical Condition: Good

Language: English

Notes: Page with two holes punched on left, Department of state seal T.R., The Foreign Service of the United States of America letterhead. Letter from the U.S. Consulate (American Consulate General) to Mr. Herbert Isselbacher concerning the transfer of his dossier to Montreal. Mr. Isselbaecher was attempting to emigrate to the U.S. but had been refused because his sponsors were deemed to have insufficient income. Letter directs Isaac to take all further correspondence to the Montreal office. 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). Isaac’s brother, Helmut Isselbacher, was deported with Transport XXII A from Dossin casern in Mechelen (Malines), Belgium to Auschwitz Birkenau, Poland on 1943-09-20. Of the 2,450 people on the transport, 100 men were selected to work –including Helmut- and the remaining prisoners were gassed. Helmut was made to work as a welder, and was soon fitting new pipes for the gas chamber. He suffered a nervous breakdown as a result. As he was a valued welder, he was transferred to a labour camp in Upper Silesia (Poland) where he remained for two years. As the Russian army advanced, the 6,000 prisoners of this camp were evacuated by train. Helmut remembered being forced to march as the other prisoners died from exhaustion. When liberation was announced, the survivors travelled by ship from Luebeck, Germany, to Sweden with the aid of the Red Cross. After recovery, Helmut decided to remain in Sweden as a welder. Upon learning of his brother’s survival, Helmut 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.: 1999.1.69

Name Access: Issley, Jason

Places: Ottawa, Canada, North America

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Letter

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59454

Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Beige, navy, black ; Ht: 25 cm x W: 20 cm

Date: October 30, 1946

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Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Beige, navy, black ; Ht: 25 cm x W: 20 cm

Other Title Information: Documentary Artifact

Date: October 30, 1946

Physical Condition: Good

Language: English

Notes: Page with two holes punched in left edge, Secretary of State of Canada letterhead. This is a letter from the Secretary of the State Paul Martin to Mrs. Fanny Isselbacher. Fanny lost her Canadian citizenship when she married Herbert Isselbaecher because he was a stateless refugee at the time. Paul martin was the father of future Prime Minister of Canada, Paul Martin Jr. 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.: 1999.1.74

Name Access: Issley, Jason

Places: Ottawa, Canada, North America

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Letter

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75219

Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter : Paper : beige ; Ht: 9,75 in. x W: 8 in.

Date: December 16, 1938

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Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Physical Description: Letter : Paper : beige ; Ht: 9,75 in. x W: 8 in.

Other Title Information: Documentary Artifact

Date: December 16, 1938

Physical Condition: Good

Language: English

Notes: Copy of one page beige paper letter typed in black ink, Department of Mines and Resources, Immigration branch letterhead with coat of arms in the centre top. Letter addressed to Carl Cahn, granting him, his children, his wife and his mother-in-law authority to immigrate to Canada. 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.34.02

Name Access: Cahn, Frank

Places: Ottawa, Canada, North America

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Letter

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76243

Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter : Paper : Printed' Typed : Ink : Beige, Black, Purple ; Ht: 9 1/2 in. x W: 7 7/8 in.

Date: September 25, 1947

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Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter : Paper : Printed' Typed : Ink : Beige, Black, Purple ; Ht: 9 1/2 in. x W: 7 7/8 in.

Other Title Information: Documentary Artifact

Date: September 25, 1947

Physical Condition: Good

Language: English

Notes: 1 page, single-sided. Folded once vertically and three times horizontally. Letter sent to Elizabeth Allen in Halifax, Nova Scotia from the Department of Mines and Resources, states that if the people are of good character and have all the necessary documents and pass medical examination they obtain visas to enter Canada. Narrative: Tuwja (Tuwyas, Tuwia, Tuvia, Tobias) Bercowicz (Berkowicz) was the father of the donor, Jack (Jacques) Berkowicz. Born in Vilna, Tuwyas immigrated to Belgium in 1933 and when Belgium fell to Nazi Germany in 1940, he fled to France, hoping to reach Morocco by boat from Marseilles. The donor's mother, Chana (Chane, Annie) (Trompeter) Berkowicz, born in Mielec, Poland, was living in Vienna, Austria with her parents and two sisters. In 1938, after the German annexation of Austria, the family fled, driving to France via Belgium. Tuwyas and Chana met in Lyon, France in 1941 and married. Their daughter Dorothée was born in 1942. The family attempted to flee France by boat in Marseilles, but were stopped by Vichy police. They fled Marseilles and went south, into the Pyrenees region, living in various small vilages. Their son Jack was born in Bernac-Dessus in 1944. The family survived the war and returned to Brussels from 1945-1948, and then immigrated to Canada with the help of the American Joint Distribution Committee. They were sponsored by Tuwyas' sister Luba, who was already living in Halifax. The Berkowicz family settled in Montreal.

Accession No.: 2005.01.24

Name Access: Berkowicz, Jack

Places: Ottawa, Canada, North America

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Letter

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78284

Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter : Paper : printed, typed : Ink : beige, black, purple ; Ht: 25,4 cm x W: 20,3 cm

Date: September 17, 1947

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Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter : Paper : printed, typed : Ink : beige, black, purple ; Ht: 25,4 cm x W: 20,3 cm

Other Title Information: Documentary Artifact

Date: September 17, 1947

Physical Condition: Good

Language: English

Notes: 1 page horizontal document. One-sided. Official letter typed on the purple header of the Immigration Branch of the Department of Mines and Resources adressed to Mrs. Janet Weiss concerning her sister Lea (Leah?) Erman's new address. Narrative: Leah Erman was a dressmaker in Opatow (Poland) before the war. During World War II, she was forced to live in a ghetto in Sandomierz (Poland) with her husband, Saul and their son Meir. In 1943, Leah and her son were sent to Starachowice labor camp (Poland). In 1944, the labour camp was liquidated and the prisoners still able to work were sent to Auschwitz (Poland). Upon arrival, Leah was separated from Meir. They both survived the Holocaust and Leah immigrated came to Montreal from Austria.Her son first went to Palestine and later immigrated to Montreal. Saul was killed in Sachsenhausen concentration camp (Germany) in 1945.

Accession No.: 1991.14.22

Name Access: Erman, Meir

Places: Ottawa, Canada, North America

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Letter

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78396

Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter : Paper : printed : Ink : off-white, black ; Ht: 21 cm x W: 9,5 cm

Date: December 04, 1945

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Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter : Paper : printed : Ink : off-white, black ; Ht: 21 cm x W: 9,5 cm

Other Title Information: Documentary Artifact

Date: December 04, 1945

Physical Condition: Good

Language: English

Notes: 1 page. One-sided official letter on glossy papier. The Arms of Canada is on the t. part of the document. The letter is an response to Major James Coldwell, a Member of the Parliament at the House of Commons, from James Allison Glen, Minister of Mines and Resources. The letter is about Max Mondschein's immigration to Canada. The document also refers to Boruch Jacob Blaukopf, a insurance policy superintendent who received the Canadian citizenship on 1925-06-15, as Max Mondschein's garantor. Narrative: Max Mondschein was born in Husiatyn (Austro-Hungarian Empire, later Poland, today Ukraine) on 1908-03-16. He moved to Vienna (Austria) early in life. On 1939-09-11, Max Mondschein was deported to the Buchenwald concentration camp as a political prisoner. He was transferred to Auschwitz on 1942-10 where he received the Prisoner Number: 68 585. He was transported to Buna to serve as forced laborer for the I.G. Farben chemical industry from 1942-12 to 1944-12. From 1944-12 to 1945-04, he was confined in a camp near the town for Ellrich, Germany. He was used as forced laborer in the Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg concentration camp in 1945-04 and was liberated on 1945-05-02. After the war, he lived in a Displaced Persons Camp in Germany where he met his wife Renia Maszenberg. He came to Canada in October 1947 and settled in Montreal.

Accession No.: 2014.23.14

Name Access: Janulaitis, Cynthia M.

Places: Ottawa, Canada, North America

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Letter

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78400

Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter : Paper : printed : Ink : off-white, black ; Ht: 14,2 cm x W: 19,8 cm

Date: April 21, 1947

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Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter : Paper : printed : Ink : off-white, black ; Ht: 14,2 cm x W: 19,8 cm

Other Title Information: Documentary Artifact

Date: April 21, 1947

Physical Condition: Excellent

Language: English

Notes: 1 page. One-sided photocopy of letter received by Mr. Prussin, Max Mondschein's cousin. The coat of arms of Canada is on the t.l. corner. On the t.r. corner is the reference No. 659007. The document is a letter from A.L. Jolliffe, the director of immigration of the Departement of Mines and Resources regarding Max Mondschein's immigration to Canada Narrative: Max Mondschein was born in Husiatyn (Austro-Hungarian Empire, later Poland, today Ukraine) on 1908-03-16. He moved to Vienna (Austria) early in life. On 1939-09-11, Max Mondschein was deported to the Buchenwald concentration camp as a political prisoner. He was transferred to Auschwitz on 1942-10 where he received the Prisoner Number: 68 585. He was transported to Buna to serve as forced laborer for the I.G. Farben chemical industry from 1942-12 to 1944-12. From 1944-12 to 1945-04, he was confined in a camp near the town for Ellrich, Germany. He was used as forced laborer in the Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg concentration camp in 1945-04 and was liberated on 1945-05-02. After the war, he lived in a Displaced Persons Camp in Germany where he met his wife Renia Maszenberg. He came to Canada in October 1947 and settled in Montreal.

Accession No.: 2014.23.18

Name Access: Janulaitis, Cynthia M.

Places: Ottawa, Canada, North America

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Letter

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78401

Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter : Paper : printed, typed : Ink : off-white, black, purple ; Ht: 16,5 cm x W: 20,5 cm

Date: September 10, 1947

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Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter : Paper : printed, typed : Ink : off-white, black, purple ; Ht: 16,5 cm x W: 20,5 cm

Other Title Information: Documentary Artifact

Date: September 10, 1947

Physical Condition: Good

Language: English

Notes: 1 page. One-sided offical letter receive by Mr. Prussin, Max Mondschein's cousin. The coat of arms of Canada is on the t.l. corner. On the t.r. corner is the reference No. 659007. The document is a letter from C.E.S Smith, the commissioner of immigration of the Departement of Mines and Resources regarding Max Mondschein's immigration to Canada Narrative: Max Mondschein was born in Husiatyn (Austro-Hungarian Empire, later Poland, today Ukraine) on 1908-03-16. He moved to Vienna (Austria) early in life. On 1939-09-11, Max Mondschein was deported to the Buchenwald concentration camp as a political prisoner. He was transferred to Auschwitz on 1942-10 where he received the Prisoner Number: 68 585. He was transported to Buna to serve as forced laborer for the I.G. Farben chemical industry from 1942-12 to 1944-12. From 1944-12 to 1945-04, he was confined in a camp near the town for Ellrich, Germany. He was used as forced laborer in the Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg concentration camp in 1945-04 and was liberated on 1945-05-02. After the war, he lived in a Displaced Persons Camp in Germany where he met his wife Renia Maszenberg. He came to Canada in October 1947 and settled in Montreal.

Accession No.: 2014.23.19

Name Access: Janulaitis, Cynthia M.

Places: Ottawa, Canada, North America

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Livre de solde du soldat

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn113354

Collection: MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MUSEUM

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Military record : printed, handwritten, stamped ; Ht: 12,4 cm x W: 9,4 cm

Date: January 1, 1942-July 31, 1942

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Collection: MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MUSEUM

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Military record : printed, handwritten, stamped ; Ht: 12,4 cm x W: 9,4 cm

Date: January 1, 1942-July 31, 1942

Language: French

Notes: Soldier's pay book (small paper booklet), stapled. The informations are handwritten. Dated from January 1 to July 31, 1942. This document is part of a set of four pay books (2020.14.07-10) provided by the Canadian army. Three of them date from before the Dieppe raid, and the last was issued on Bédard's Liberation. Soldiers were required to record their expenses and pay in these books. Roger Bédard (b. August 29, 1916) was born in Canada to Jos (Joseph) Albert Bédard and Laura Bédard (née Murphy). In his testimony, Bédard mentions that the Flemish rather than French Canadians raised him. A document reveal Thérèse Manseau had taken Roger in an orphanage. However, Manseau’s name appears crossed out. It is Arthur Bédard-Julien, Roger’s grandmother, who eventually became his guardian. In 1932, Roger Bédard completed his Secondary 3. He then had many small jobs in construction, agricultural fields and as a painter. In July 24, 1940, he enlisted voluntarily in the army after passing his medical examination. According to his testimony, Roger initially began his military career in the machine gun unit of the Châteauguay Militia (a branch of the 22nd Regiment), but was later transferred. Between 1940 and 1941, Roger Bédard transferred to Great Britain for training. In 1942, he began his commando training with the Fusiliers Mont-Royal (FMR) unit on the Isle of Wight. His training on the island was in preparation for the raid on the Dieppe’s French port, which took place on August 19, 1942. Approximately 5,000 of the 6,100 men deployed were Canadians. The operation’s objective (also called Operation Jubilee) was to land an amphibious attack on the beaches of Dieppe, temporarily seize the town and destroy Nazi installations. However, Allied soldiers encountered a fierce defense from Nazis throughout the whole operation. The men, completely blocked on the beaches by machine-gun fire, had no room to maneuver. Along with the rest of the FMRs, Roger Bédard was part of the second assault wave sent to the beach. The Nazi army severely damaged the second wave as much as the first. Without ammunition and immobilized on the beach, 1,874 Canadians, including Roger Bédard, were captured by the Nazis. On board in a cattle train to camps between Germany and Poland, Nazis took Bédard to Stalag 344, where conditions were terrible. The Gestapo subjected all Canadian soldiers captured at Dieppe to interrogation. During his imprisonment, Roger Bédard (prisoner number 25325) had his nose broken and might have been one of many Canadians whose wrists remained shackled for 14 months. In April 1944, Bédard was transferred to Stalag II D. There, he attempted to escape with six other prisoners. They all failed to escape except for an Australian pilot who was with them. As the Soviet Army advanced in 1945, the Nazis began evacuating prisoners of war from POW camps. It is not exactly clear when Roger Bédard was evacuated from Stalag II D. However, Roger testified going through a “death march” (forced evacuation) towards Dachau. Roger remained in Dachau until its liberation by American soldiers at the end of April 1945. He returned to Great Britain and then to Canada on July 31, 1945.

Accession No.: 2020.14.08

Name Access: Bédard, Agnès

Places: Ottawa, Canada, North America

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Livre de solde du soldat

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn113355

Collection: MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MUSEUM

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Military record : printed, handwritten, stamped ; Ht: 12,5 cm x W: 9,4 cm

Date: February 15, 1941-June 26, 1941

2 images

Collection: MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MUSEUM

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Military record : printed, handwritten, stamped ; Ht: 12,5 cm x W: 9,4 cm

Date: February 15, 1941-June 26, 1941

Language: French

Notes: Soldier's pay book (small paper booklet), stapled. The informations are handwritten. Dated from February 7 to June 26, 1941. This document is part of a set of four pay books (2020.14.07-10) provided by the Canadian army. Three of them date from before the Dieppe raid, and the last was issued on Bédard's Liberation. Soldiers were required to record their expenses and pay in these books. Roger Bédard (b. August 29, 1916) was born in Canada to Jos (Joseph) Albert Bédard and Laura Bédard (née Murphy). In his testimony, Bédard mentions that the Flemish rather than French Canadians raised him. A document reveal Thérèse Manseau had taken Roger in an orphanage. However, Manseau’s name appears crossed out. It is Arthur Bédard-Julien, Roger’s grandmother, who eventually became his guardian. In 1932, Roger Bédard completed his Secondary 3. He then had many small jobs in construction, agricultural fields and as a painter. In July 24, 1940, he enlisted voluntarily in the army after passing his medical examination. According to his testimony, Roger initially began his military career in the machine gun unit of the Châteauguay Militia (a branch of the 22nd Regiment), but was later transferred. Between 1940 and 1941, Roger Bédard transferred to Great Britain for training. In 1942, he began his commando training with the Fusiliers Mont-Royal (FMR) unit on the Isle of Wight. His training on the island was in preparation for the raid on the Dieppe’s French port, which took place on August 19, 1942. Approximately 5,000 of the 6,100 men deployed were Canadians. The operation’s objective (also called Operation Jubilee) was to land an amphibious attack on the beaches of Dieppe, temporarily seize the town and destroy Nazi installations. However, Allied soldiers encountered a fierce defense from Nazis throughout the whole operation. The men, completely blocked on the beaches by machine-gun fire, had no room to maneuver. Along with the rest of the FMRs, Roger Bédard was part of the second assault wave sent to the beach. The Nazi army severely damaged the second wave as much as the first. Without ammunition and immobilized on the beach, 1,874 Canadians, including Roger Bédard, were captured by the Nazis. On board in a cattle train to camps between Germany and Poland, Nazis took Bédard to Stalag 344, where conditions were terrible. The Gestapo subjected all Canadian soldiers captured at Dieppe to interrogation. During his imprisonment, Roger Bédard (prisoner number 25325) had his nose broken and might have been one of many Canadians whose wrists remained shackled for 14 months. In April 1944, Bédard was transferred to Stalag II D. There, he attempted to escape with six other prisoners. They all failed to escape except for an Australian pilot who was with them. As the Soviet Army advanced in 1945, the Nazis began evacuating prisoners of war from POW camps. It is not exactly clear when Roger Bédard was evacuated from Stalag II D. However, Roger testified going through a “death march” (forced evacuation) towards Dachau. Roger remained in Dachau until its liberation by American soldiers at the end of April 1945. He returned to Great Britain and then to Canada on July 31, 1945.

Accession No.: 2020.14.09

Name Access: Bédard, Agnès

Places: Ottawa, Canada, North America

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Livre de solde du soldat

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn113356

Collection: MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MUSEUM

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Military record : printed, handwritten, stamped ; Ht: 12,6 cm x W: 9 cm

Date: July 1, 1941-December 30, 1941

2 images

Collection: MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MUSEUM

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Military record : printed, handwritten, stamped ; Ht: 12,6 cm x W: 9 cm

Date: July 1, 1941-December 30, 1941

Language: French

Notes: Soldier's pay book (small paper booklet), stapled. The informations are handwritten. Dated from July 1 to December 30, 1941. This document is part of a set of four pay books (2020.14.07-10) provided by the Canadian army. Three of them date from before the Dieppe raid, and the last was issued on Bédard's Liberation. Soldiers were required to record their expenses and pay in these books. Roger Bédard (b. August 29, 1916) was born in Canada to Jos (Joseph) Albert Bédard and Laura Bédard (née Murphy). In his testimony, Bédard mentions that the Flemish rather than French Canadians raised him. A document reveal Thérèse Manseau had taken Roger in an orphanage. However, Manseau’s name appears crossed out. It is Arthur Bédard-Julien, Roger’s grandmother, who eventually became his guardian. In 1932, Roger Bédard completed his Secondary 3. He then had many small jobs in construction, agricultural fields and as a painter. In July 24, 1940, he enlisted voluntarily in the army after passing his medical examination. According to his testimony, Roger initially began his military career in the machine gun unit of the Châteauguay Militia (a branch of the 22nd Regiment), but was later transferred. Between 1940 and 1941, Roger Bédard transferred to Great Britain for training. In 1942, he began his commando training with the Fusiliers Mont-Royal (FMR) unit on the Isle of Wight. His training on the island was in preparation for the raid on the Dieppe’s French port, which took place on August 19, 1942. Approximately 5,000 of the 6,100 men deployed were Canadians. The operation’s objective (also called Operation Jubilee) was to land an amphibious attack on the beaches of Dieppe, temporarily seize the town and destroy Nazi installations. However, Allied soldiers encountered a fierce defense from Nazis throughout the whole operation. The men, completely blocked on the beaches by machine-gun fire, had no room to maneuver. Along with the rest of the FMRs, Roger Bédard was part of the second assault wave sent to the beach. The Nazi army severely damaged the second wave as much as the first. Without ammunition and immobilized on the beach, 1,874 Canadians, including Roger Bédard, were captured by the Nazis. On board in a cattle train to camps between Germany and Poland, Nazis took Bédard to Stalag 344, where conditions were terrible. The Gestapo subjected all Canadian soldiers captured at Dieppe to interrogation. During his imprisonment, Roger Bédard (prisoner number 25325) had his nose broken and might have been one of many Canadians whose wrists remained shackled for 14 months. In April 1944, Bédard was transferred to Stalag II D. There, he attempted to escape with six other prisoners. They all failed to escape except for an Australian pilot who was with them. As the Soviet Army advanced in 1945, the Nazis began evacuating prisoners of war from POW camps. It is not exactly clear when Roger Bédard was evacuated from Stalag II D. However, Roger testified going through a “death march” (forced evacuation) towards Dachau. Roger remained in Dachau until its liberation by American soldiers at the end of April 1945. He returned to Great Britain and then to Canada on July 31, 1945.

Accession No.: 2020.14.10

Name Access: Bédard, Agnès

Places: Ottawa, Canada, North America

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Lou Zablow speaks at Holocaust rally in Ottawa

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn60133

Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 8 in. x W: 10 in.

Date: May 1965

1 image

Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 8 in. x W: 10 in.

Other Title Information: Documentary Artifact

Date: May 1965

Physical Condition: Excellent

Notes: b&w, Lou Zablow speaks at podium in front of the Houses of Parliament Narrative: Lou Zablow (1924-2005) was a Holocaust survivor from Lodz, Poland. He survived the Lodz ghetto, was deported to Auschwitz where he stayed four days before being sent to slave labour in Lieberose, Sachenhausen, and Mauthausen concentration camps. In April 1945, he was forced on a death march to Gunskirchen concentration camp where he was liberated by the US army. He immigrated to Montreal in 1949 and became the president of the Association of Survivors of Nazi Oppression (circa 1963-1971) and took part in the creation of the MHMC in 1979.

Accession No.: 2011X.359.40

Name Access: Zablow, Lou

Places: Ottawa, Canada, North America

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Magazine clipping

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn50281

Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Magazine clipping : Paper : Stapled : Yellow, Black,White ; Ht: 10,75 in. x W: 16,5 in.

Date: May 1965

2 images

Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Magazine clipping : Paper : Stapled : Yellow, Black,White ; Ht: 10,75 in. x W: 16,5 in.

Other Title Information: Documentary Artifact

Date: May 1965

Physical Condition: Excellent

Language: English

Notes: Annoucement for a Holocaust remembrance rally organized by the Women's division of the Association of Survivors of Nazi Oppression to take place in Ottawa. 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.41.11

Name Access: Orenstein, Benjamin

Places: Ottawa, Canada, North America

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Media at Holocaust rally in Ottawa

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75203

Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: Photograph : Paper : b&w ; Ht: 8 in. x W: 10 in.

Date: May 13, 1965

1 image

Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: Photograph : Paper : b&w ; Ht: 8 in. x W: 10 in.

Other Title Information: Documentary Artifact

Date: May 13, 1965

Physical Condition: Good

Notes: b&w, outdoors. A television crew and a photographer can be seen i n the foreground while a crowd of people are sitting on chairs in front of Parliament Hill during a Holocaust rally.

Accession No.: 2011X.359.03

Name Access: Zablow, Lou

Places: Ottawa, Canada, North America

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Memorandum

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59435

Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Memorandum : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Blue, black ; Ht: 36 cm x W: 22 cm

Date: November 11, 1942

1 image

Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Memorandum : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Blue, black ; Ht: 36 cm x W: 22 cm

Other Title Information: Documentary Artifact

Date: November 11, 1942

Physical Condition: Good

Language: English

Notes: Legal format page entitled memorandum, for holes punched in center parallel creases. Addressed to Isaac Isselbacher to inform him of the regulations for released refugees from Canadian refugee camps. 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). Isaac’s brother, Helmut Isselbacher, was deported with Transport XXII A from Dossin casern in Mechelen (Malines), Belgium to Auschwitz Birkenau, Poland on 1943-09-20. Of the 2,450 people on the transport, 100 men were selected to work –including Helmut- and the remainder prisoners were gassed. Helmut was made to work as a welder, and was soon fitting new pipes for the gas chamber. He suffered a nervous breakdown as a result. As he was a valued welder, he was transferred to a labour camp in Upper Silesia (Poland) where he remained for two years. As the Russian army advanced, the 6,000 prisoners of this camp were evacuated by train. Helmut remembered being forced to march as the other prisoners died from exhaustion. When liberation was announced, the survivors travelled by ship from Luebeck, Germany, to Sweden with the aid of the Red Cross. After recovery, Helmut decided to remain in Sweden as a welder. Upon learning of his brother’s survival, Helmut 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.