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Mozart auf der Reise nach Prag

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47630
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Book : printed, bound, graphic arts : beige, green, yellow, black ; Ht: 11 cm x W: 8,6 cm
Date
1856
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Book : printed, bound, graphic arts : beige, green, yellow, black ; Ht: 11 cm x W: 8,6 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1856
Creator
0
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Notes
124 pages, green hard-cover bound with the title printed in a yellow box. Interior pages are beige, consisting of text and illustrations. The illustrations, a collection of 14 lithographs, were done by artist Frigi Löw.
Accession No.
2011X.86.05
Name Access
Braun, Miriam
Places
Vienna, Austria, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Etrog box

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51360
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Etrog box : Hand chased, engraved ; Ht: 3 3/8 in. x W: 5 3/4 in.
Date
1861
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Etrog box : Hand chased, engraved ; Ht: 3 3/8 in. x W: 5 3/4 in.
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1861
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Rectangular with a floral designs, has a vertical concave indentation on each side, oval bulge in center of lid, box has lock which is broken, key is missing. Lid is hinged, and opens upwards. Narrative: To protect the etrog during the Sukkot holiday
Accession No.
2005.26.3
Name Access
Tauben, Irwin
Places
Vienna, Austria, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Talmud: Maseches Eruvin

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47549
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Book : printed, bound : brown, red, yellow, black, beige ; Ht: 34,2 cm x W: 23,5 cm
Date
1866
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Book : printed, bound : brown, red, yellow, black, beige ; Ht: 34,2 cm x W: 23,5 cm
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1866
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Hebrew
Notes
Eact page number unknown (approximately 200 pages). Hardcover, cardboard bound. Cover is brown with a yellow marbled effect; spine is dark red. A small paper heart hasa been glued on at the top centre. Interior pages are beige, consist of text. Narrative: Found in the ruins of the Mateszalka synagogue in 1994. Owned by Abraham Schreiebr (stamped and signed), Vonigo (Vajnag), Ukraine.
Accession No.
2001.11.01
Name Access
Stermer, Martha
Places
Vienna, Austria, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Money box

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76269
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Money box : Molded : Silver ; Ht: 5,75 in. x W: 5,75 in.
Date
1873-1898
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Money box : Molded : Silver ; Ht: 5,75 in. x W: 5,75 in.
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1873-1898
Physical Condition
Excellent
Language
German
Yiddish
Notes
Container for donating money to charity, converted from teapot. Cylindrical body with hinged flat lid at top. Lid has slot in centre. Thin handle on side. Latch on opposite side to keep lid closed, with hook to attach lock. Floral border at top and bottom of body, running horizontally, interspersed with vertical ridges running height of cylinder. Narrative: A tzedakah box is a receptacle for collecting money that is designated for charity. The Hebrew word tzedakah comes from the root tzedek, meaning justice. In the Jewish religion, giving money and resources to those in need is understood to be an act of justice.
Accession No.
2005.38.05
Name Access
MHMC
Places
Vienna, Austria, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Machzor

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47419
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
book
Physical Description
Book : printed, bound, gilded, imprinted : brown, gold, beige, black ; Ht: 18,5 cm x W: 12,5 cm
Date
1881
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
book
Physical Description
Book : printed, bound, gilded, imprinted : brown, gold, beige, black ; Ht: 18,5 cm x W: 12,5 cm
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1881
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Hebrew
Serbo-Croatian
Notes
227 pages. Hardcover, cardboard bound with string. Cover is brown faux-leather with a gilded decorative border and gilded imprinted text in the centre; the title is imprinted the same way on the front and back covers, but in different languages. The spine has gilded detailing and text. The page edges are gilded. The inside covers are textured metallic pink paper. The interior pages are white with black text. Narrative: Machzor for Pesach, Shavuot and Sukkot. Given as bar-mitzvah gift to Elias Levi (donor’s grandfather) by his parents in Belgrade in 1884.
Accession No.
1997.35.01
Name Access
Levi, Elias
Places
Vienna, Austria, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Siddur

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47443
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
book
Physical Description
Book : printed, bound, openwork, gilded, embellished : brown, white, silver, gold, black, beige ; Ht: 17 cm x W: 12,7 cm
Date
1887
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
book
Physical Description
Book : printed, bound, openwork, gilded, embellished : brown, white, silver, gold, black, beige ; Ht: 17 cm x W: 12,7 cm
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1887
Physical Condition
Poor
Language
Hebrew
Yiddish
Notes
612 pages. Hardcover, cardboard bound with string. The cover has a brown fabric base, under a layer of ivory-looking plastic. Attached to the plastic is a silver metal layer, with a cut-out in the middle showing the fabric base, with tiny gold stars. Surrounding the fabric centre, attached on top of the metal base, is a layer of bone, with a floral pattern cut out of the surface, revealing the metal support; inside, attached to the fabric, is another embellishment, plastic and metal, in the shape of 2 tablets with the 10 commandments. A decorative gold floral embellishment has been attached under the bone detailing, also on the metal support. A metal edge has been attached to the edge of the book, and is bordering the plastic. The spine and back cover have been covered with white ivory-looking plastic. There is a flat, rectangular clasp that is attached to the back cover, and hooks onto the front cover, to keep the book closed. The page edges are gilded and the interior covers and flyleafs have a beige, rose and blue floral pattern. Interior pages are beige, with black text.
Accession No.
1999.10.01
Name Access
Shuster , Marcia
Places
Vienna, Austria, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Book

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47420
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
book
Physical Description
Book : printed, bound, engraved, set, dyed : blue, beige, black ; Ht: 19,2 cm x W: 13,2 cm
Date
1889
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
book
Physical Description
Book : printed, bound, engraved, set, dyed : blue, beige, black ; Ht: 19,2 cm x W: 13,2 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1889
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Hebrew
Notes
100+ pages (exact number unknown). Hardcover, cardboard bound with string. Cover is blue fabric. The front has metal embellishments at the left edge, and corners (see condition); no text is printed on the covers, but the left embellishment is engraved (see inscriptions). The back cover has 4 round metal studs, 1 at each corner and another embellishment on the right edge; a clasp is attached to the front embellishment and hooks onto to the back, to keep the book closed. The inside covers are baby blue; part of the pages have their edges are dyed red, and the rest are left undyed. The pages with the red edges are light beige with black text. The other pages are darker beige with black text. Machzor. Narrative: Item belonged to the donor’s grandfather, Elias Levi.
Accession No.
1997.35.02
Name Access
Levi, Elias
Places
Vienna, Austria, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Machzor

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47622
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
book
Physical Description
Book : printed, bound, gilded : beige, black, gold ; Ht: 15 cm x W: 10,6 cm
Date
1899
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
book
Physical Description
Book : printed, bound, gilded : beige, black, gold ; Ht: 15 cm x W: 10,6 cm
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1899
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Hebrew
German
Notes
252 pages, hardcover, cardboard bound with a faded black cover; front cover has a faded-ornate design done in gold, with a frame around it's boarder and a sun-burst type design. Interior pages are beige, consisting of text.
Accession No.
2011X.149.01
Name Access
Goldstein, Al
Places
Vienna, Austria, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Postcard

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51386
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Postcard : Paper : Ink : Black, White, Red, Purple, Yellow, Green ; Ht: 9 cm x W: 13 cm
Date
May 18, 1913
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Postcard : Paper : Ink : Black, White, Red, Purple, Yellow, Green ; Ht: 9 cm x W: 13 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
May 18, 1913
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Notes
The front there is an illustration of a painting that shows a river in a forest at night, there is a full moon in the top center of the painting. On the back is a stamp from the Austrian-Hungarian Empire with a portrait of Kaiser Franz Joseph, worth 5 Heller. Narrative: This postcard was written by Bernhard Kissman (Donor's father) to his fiancee Fritzi Winter (Donor's mother) who lived at that time with her parents in Tescheutz, Bukowina. They got married in July 1913. Bernhard Kissman worked at various places in forestry. Postcards between them were written daily, often a letter followed.
Accession No.
1990.111.128
Name Access
Lisak (Kissman), Thea
Places
Austria, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Telegram

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51472
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Telegram : Paper : Ink; Pencil : Black, White, Purple ; Ht: 7 in. x W: 8 3/4 in.
Date
July 7, 1913
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Telegram : Paper : Ink; Pencil : Black, White, Purple ; Ht: 7 in. x W: 8 3/4 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
July 7, 1913
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Romanian
Russian
Notes
1 page, printed form, which has been filled in.
Accession No.
1990.111.132
Name Access
Lisak (Kissman), Thea
Places
Vienna, Austria, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Telegram

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51473
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Telegram : Paper : Ink; Pencil : Black, White, Purple ; Ht: 7 1/8 in. x W: 8 5/8 in.
Date
July 6, 1913
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Telegram : Paper : Ink; Pencil : Black, White, Purple ; Ht: 7 1/8 in. x W: 8 5/8 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
July 6, 1913
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Romanian
Russian
Notes
1 page, printed form, which has been filled in.
Accession No.
1990.111.133
Name Access
Lisak (Kissman), Thea
Places
Vienna, Austria, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Telegram

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51474
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Telegram : Paper : Ink; Pencil : Black, White, Purple ; Ht: 7 1/8 in. x W: 8 5/8 in.
Date
July 6, 1913
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Telegram : Paper : Ink; Pencil : Black, White, Purple ; Ht: 7 1/8 in. x W: 8 5/8 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
July 6, 1913
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Romanian
Russian
Notes
1 page, printed form, which has been filled in.
Accession No.
1990.111.134
Name Access
Lisak (Kissman), Thea
Places
Vienna, Austria, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Telegram

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51475
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Telegram : Paper : Ink; Pencil : Black, White, Purple ; Ht: 6 5/8 in. x W: 8 5/8 in.
Date
July 6, 1913
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Telegram : Paper : Ink; Pencil : Black, White, Purple ; Ht: 6 5/8 in. x W: 8 5/8 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
July 6, 1913
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Romanian
Russian
Notes
1 page, printed form, which has been filled in.
Accession No.
1990.111.135
Name Access
Lisak (Kissman), Thea
Places
Vienna, Austria, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Telegram

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51476
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Telegram : Paper : Ink; Pencil : Black, White, Blue ; Ht: 7 1/8 in. x W: 8 5/8 in.
Date
July 6, 1913
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Telegram : Paper : Ink; Pencil : Black, White, Blue ; Ht: 7 1/8 in. x W: 8 5/8 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
July 6, 1913
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Romanian
Russian
Notes
1 page, printed form, which has been filled in.
Accession No.
1990.111.136
Name Access
Lisak (Kissman), Thea
Places
Vienna, Austria, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Telegram

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51477
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Telegram : Paper : Ink; Pencil : Black, White, Purple ; Ht: 7 1/8 in. x W: 8 5/8 in.
Date
July 6, 1913
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Telegram : Paper : Ink; Pencil : Black, White, Purple ; Ht: 7 1/8 in. x W: 8 5/8 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
July 6, 1913
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Romanian
Russian
Notes
1 page, printed form, which has been filled in.
Accession No.
1990.111.137
Name Access
Lisak (Kissman), Thea
Places
Vienna, Austria, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Telegram

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51478
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Telegram : Paper : Ink; Pencil : Black, White, Blue ; Ht: 7 1/8 in. x W: 8 1/2 in.
Date
July 6, 1913
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Telegram : Paper : Ink; Pencil : Black, White, Blue ; Ht: 7 1/8 in. x W: 8 1/2 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
July 6, 1913
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Romanian
Russian
Notes
1 page, printed form, which has been filled in.
Accession No.
1990.111.138
Name Access
Lisak (Kissman), Thea
Places
Vienna, Austria, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Telegram

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51479
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Telegram : Paper : Ink; Pencil : Black, White, Purple ; Ht: 7 1/8 in. x W: 8 5/8 in.
Date
July 6, 1913
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Telegram : Paper : Ink; Pencil : Black, White, Purple ; Ht: 7 1/8 in. x W: 8 5/8 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
July 6, 1913
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Romanian
Russian
Notes
1 page, printed form, which has been filled in.
Accession No.
1990.111.139
Name Access
Lisak (Kissman), Thea
Places
Vienna, Austria, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Birth certificate

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59695
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Birth certificate : Paper : Printed : Ink : Green, beige, purple, burgundy, black. ; Ht: 34 cm x W: 21 cm
Date
September 08, 1914
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Birth certificate : Paper : Printed : Ink : Green, beige, purple, burgundy, black. ; Ht: 34 cm x W: 21 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
September 08, 1914
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Notes
Legal format page with 1one fiscal stamp T.L, Jewish Community of Vienna stamp B.C., printed document with details filled in by hand in calligraphy, creased vertically and three times horizontally. Birth certificate from Jewish Community for Leopold Lorincz, born February 10, 1908, father was Aron David Lorincz, mother was Irma Weiner. Narrative: Rev. Isodore Lorincz was born 6 January 1908 in Hungary. His parents were Lowi Netti and Loliner (?) Jakob. He attended high school and Yeshiva, and graduated from the Jewish Theological Seminary of Budapest with ordination and smicha. During World War 2 his family was killed in Auschwitz. Isodore married Zita in Salgotarjan, Hungary, in 1948. They came to Canada in 1957 after fleeing the revolution in Hungary. He and Zita lived with their cousin Eugene Lorincz when they first arrived. Isadore served in two congregations before serving the Shaare Zedek Congregation as ritual director, then as Chazzan Sheni with a congregation in Hamilton, Ontario, for three years. Afterwards he served as rabbi in Port Colborne, Ontario. He settled in Montreal, Quebec, in 1962 where he became Chazzan Sheni for the next 26 years. He and Zita continued to live in Montreal until there death around 2005. Zita was born 2 Jan 1917 in Nograd, Hungary.
Accession No.
2011X.147.29
Name Access
Goldman, Harry
Places
Vienna, Austria, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Report card

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76211
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Report card : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Green, Black, Blue, Purple ; Ht: 13 1/4 in. x W: 8 1/8 in.
Date
1914-1915
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Report card : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Green, Black, Blue, Purple ; Ht: 13 1/4 in. x W: 8 1/8 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1914-1915
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Notes
1 page, single-sided. Folded once horizontally and once vertically. Pale green background with beige border. Document is a report card issued to Salomon Heiss for the 1914/1915 school year. He attended a religious school in Vienna, handwritten details are illegible. Printed table contains handwritten grades and parent's signature in right-hand column, above legend for grading system. Stamp indicates that this school was part of an association of Jewish schools in the district. Narrative: Salomon Heiss was the father of the donor, Erika Bloom. The Heiss family fled Nazi-occupied Vienna in 1938, after Salomon was arrested and detained in Dachau for 3 days. They survived the war in Shanghai, immigrated to Israel in 1949, and eventually settled in Montreal.
Accession No.
2002.30.21
Name Access
Bloom, Erika
Places
Vienna, Austria, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Report card

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76212
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Report card : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Green, Black, Blue ; Ht: 13 3/8 in. x W: 8 1/4 in.
Date
July 15, 1916
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Report card : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Green, Black, Blue ; Ht: 13 3/8 in. x W: 8 1/4 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
July 15, 1916
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Notes
i page, double-sided. Folded once horizontally and once vertically. Two holes punched on left side. Pale green background with large coat of arms, beige border. Document is a report card issued to Salomon Heiss for the 1915/1916 school year. He attended the general elementary school in Vienna and the document designates him as Jewish. Printed grid form contains grades in multiple subjects for 4 semesters . Signature of a parent or guardian (possibly father) in right-hand column for first 3 semesters. Space left blank for fourth semester. Rules and grades legend on verso. Narrative: Salomon Heiss was the father of the donor, Erika Bloom. The Heiss family fled Nazi-occupied Vienna in 1938, after Salomon was arrested and detained in Dachau for 3 days. They survived the war in Shanghai, immigrated to Israel in 1949, and eventually settled in Montreal.
Accession No.
2002.30.22
Name Access
Bloom, Erika
Places
Vienna, Austria, Europe
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Montreal Holocaust Museum
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