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1941-1946: Book of mourning, grief, sadness, tearful, weep, tragedie and shudder terrible death

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47813
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
book
Physical Description
Book : bound, printed, photography, glued : beige, black, brown ; Ht: 31,1 cm x W: 21 cm
Date
1941-1946
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
book
Physical Description
Book : bound, printed, photography, glued : beige, black, brown ; Ht: 31,1 cm x W: 21 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1941-1946
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Hebrew
English
Notes
hardcover binding, with brown fabric tape covering the spine and part of the cardboard cover; a layer of black, faux leather finishing is glued on top of the cover, with the corners cut off exposing the original brown cardboard surface; 3 additional small pieces of paper have been glued onto the front cover; the top 2 pieces of paper show text in Hebrew ? and/or Yiddish ? (needs verification) and the bottom piece has been written in English. The original use of the book was a sales book, and the pages are beige and have red horizontal and vertical lines throughout; the spine is held together with string. Additional pieces of paper have been glued onto the inside covers and pages; scraps of newspaper (text and photos) have been glued into each page; dates have been written in pencil on each article. 2 additional paper and string bound booklets were tucked at the end of the scrapbook; they are not attached to the rest of the book; these also contain newspaper articles. Narrative: book of newspaper clippings from apparently Kanader Adler concerning fate of Jews in Europe as well as news of deaths of Jewish Canadian servicemen
Accession No.
1991.41.01
Name Access
Barza, Sidney
Places
Montreal ?, Canada?, North America
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Affidavit

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59342
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Affidavit : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Beige, black, grey. ; Ht: 35 cm x W: 21 cm
Date
May 23, 1950
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Affidavit : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Beige, black, grey. ; Ht: 35 cm x W: 21 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
May 23, 1950
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
Single-sided page with multiple stamps on back, portrait front B.L, signed. Affidavit with photo in to be used in lieu of passport, sworn statement proving the identity of stateless individual in order to travel to the US and return to Canada. Among other statements made, Simcha Kruk states that he has no connection with the Polish Communist Party. Narrative: Simcha-Binem Kruk was born on 1912/8/2 in Lipno, Poland. His parents were Abram Jacob and Esther (nee Dvoyra) Kruk. He fled central Europe to live in Shanghai until he was able to receive a Visa to North America. He moved to Canada on 1948/6/30 and was granted status as a landed immigrant on 1948/8/4. He worked as a barber.
Accession No.
1997.15.06
Name Access
Kruk, Simcha
Places
Montreal, Canada, North America
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Affidavit

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59408
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Affidavit : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Grey, black, white, purple ; Ht: 28 cm x W: 21,5 cm
Date
April 04, 1946
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Affidavit : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Grey, black, white, purple ; Ht: 28 cm x W: 21,5 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
April 04, 1946
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
Double-sided page, two holes punched on left edge, staple punctures on top, portrait of cardholder with embossed seal of the Supreme Court on bottom left, creased horizontally and vertically, entitled Affidavit In Lieu of A Passport. Lists seven sworn statements of identity by the card holder, along with a basic physical description. Used as a temporary passport for stateless refugees, valid for one approved journey. Stamps on back contain information about trip. Herbert Isselbacher had to acquire this affidavit to visit his brother in New York City while not yet a citizen of Canada. 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.
1999.1.191
Name Access
Issley, Jason
Places
Montreal, Canada, North America
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Affidavit

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59409
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Affidavit : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Grey, black, white, purple ; Ht: 27 cm x W: 21,5 cm
Date
April 04, 1946
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Affidavit : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Grey, black, white, purple ; Ht: 27 cm x W: 21,5 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
April 04, 1946
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
Double-sided page, two holes punched on left edge, staple punctures on top, portrait of cardholder with embossed seal of the Supreme Court on bottom left, creased horizontally and vertically, entitled Affidavit In Lieu of A Passport. Lists seven sworn statements of identity by the card holder, along with a basic physical description. Used as a temporary passport for stateless refugees, valid for one approved journey. Stamps on back contain information about trip. Fanny Isselbacher used this affidavit to visit her brother-in-law because she had not yet re-acquired Canadian citizenship. Fanny Azeff was born a Canadian citizen. She lost her citizenship because her husband, Herbert, was stateless. 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.
1999.1.192
Name Access
Issley, Jason
Places
Montreal, Canada, North America
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Affidavit

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59487
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Affidavit : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Brown, black ; Ht: 28 cm x W: 22 cm
Date
1946
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Affidavit : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Brown, black ; Ht: 28 cm x W: 22 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1946
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
Paper with message written on bottom half, spaces left to include address and details, unsigned. Written as a declaration of intention for bringing goods into Canada. Helmut Isselbacher declares a washing machine that he bought in New York and intends to present to his brother and his bride in Montreal as a late wedding gift. 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.
1999.1.1082
Name Access
Issley, Jason
Places
Montreal, Canada, North America
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Affidavit

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76315
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Affidavit : paper : Ink : beige, black ; Ht: 22,5 cm x W: 19,8 cm
Date
August 1958
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Affidavit : paper : Ink : beige, black ; Ht: 22,5 cm x W: 19,8 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
August 1958
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Notes
6 pages, single sided. There are page numbers in the bottom right corner of each page. In which Chana Zilberbogen gives her life story and testifies of the persecution the family endured during WW2. Narrative: The Zilberbogen were a Jewish family originally from Warsaw (Poland). Mother Chana and daughters Elzbieta (born 1933) and Celinka (born 1937) moved to Belgium in 1939. The father, Szygmundt, an engineer, stayed in Poland. During the Second World War, the mother and daughters were first sent to Brens camp and then to Rivesaltes camp in the South of France before being released. Chana was then hospitalized and spent the war hidden in a Sanatorium in Mazamet from 1940 to 1947. Elzbieta and Celinka were hidden in various locations in the South of France, including a farm and different children's homes run by OSE. Szygmundt was killed in Poland. Chana and her daughters went back to live in Belgium after Liberation until immigrating to Canada in 1951.
Accession No.
2012.15.188
Name Access
Peltier, Cécile
Places
Montreal, Canada, North America
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Affidavit

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76316
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Affidavit : paper : Ink : beige, black, green ; Ht: 22,5 cm x W: 19,8 cm
Date
August 1958
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Affidavit : paper : Ink : beige, black, green ; Ht: 22,5 cm x W: 19,8 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
August 1958
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Notes
2 pages, single sided. Page numbers in the bottom right corner. Sworn statement from Zali Friedman (nee Adler), testifying of her realtionship to the Zilberbogen family. Narrative: The Zilberbogen were a Jewish family originally from Warsaw (Poland). Mother Chana and daughters Elzbieta (born 1933) and Celinka (born 1937) moved to Belgium in 1939. The father, Szygmundt, an engineer, stayed in Poland. During the Second World War, the mother and daughters were first sent to Brens camp and then to Rivesaltes camp in the South of France before being released. Chana was then hospitalized and spent the war hidden in a Sanatorium in Mazamet from 1940 to 1947. Elzbieta and Celinka were hidden in various locations in the South of France, including a farm and different children's homes run by OSE. Szygmundt was killed in Poland. Chana and her daughters went back to live in Belgium after Liberation until immigrating to Canada in 1951.
Accession No.
2012.15.189
Name Access
Peltier, Cécile
Places
Montreal, Canada, North America
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Alice and Aaron Eckstein at a wedding

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45852
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper ; Ht: 9 cm x W: 9 cm
Date
1956
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper ; Ht: 9 cm x W: 9 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1956
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
b&w with white border, indoor scene. Alice Eckstein and her father Aaron Eckstein standing in front of shiny curtains, in a room with flowers and sofa. Alice wearing a sinhy dress, long white gloves and holding Aaron's arm. Aaron wearing a black tuxedo with a bow tie on the occasion of Maurice Shenkier's wedding. The wedding took place at Chevra Kadisha.
Accession No.
2012X.14.40
Name Access
Shenkier, Maurice
Places
Montreal, Canada, North America
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Anka Voticky holding certificate

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn49725
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper : photography : pink, white, multi-coloured ; Ht: 5 7/8 in. x W: 4 in.
Date
June 6, 1995
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper : photography : pink, white, multi-coloured ; Ht: 5 7/8 in. x W: 4 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
June 6, 1995
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
color, elderly woman (Anka Voticky) holding her Golden Age Association Certificate of Honour. Anka Voticky passed away in June 2014.
Accession No.
2000.41.15
Name Access
Voticky, Anka
Places
Montreal, Canada, North America
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Announcement

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51289
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Announcement : paper : Ink : Black, White ; Ht: 9 in. x W: 12 in.
Date
May 9, 1965
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Announcement : paper : Ink : Black, White ; Ht: 9 in. x W: 12 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
May 9, 1965
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Yiddish
Notes
1 page, one-sided. English text on the left side, Yiddish text on the right side. Announces a national liberation rally in Ottawa in May 1965.
Accession No.
2011X.359.04
Name Access
Zablow, Lou
Places
Montreal, Canada, North America
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Application form

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59470
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Application form : Paper : Printed : Ink : Beige, black, white ; Ht: 26 cm x W: 20 cm
Date
April 04, 1946
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Application form : Paper : Printed : Ink : Beige, black, white ; Ht: 26 cm x W: 20 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
April 04, 1946
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
Page with two holes punched on left edge, portrait of applicant B.L., American Foreign Service header. Application for a non-immigrant Visa for Isaac Isselbacher to visit his brother, arriving from Europe, in New York, U.S.A.. 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.
1999.1.981
Name Access
Issley, Jason
Places
Montreal, Canada, North America
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Application form

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59471
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Application form : Paper : Printed : Ink : Beige, black, white. ; Ht: 26 cm x W: 20 cm
Date
April 04, 1946
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Application form : Paper : Printed : Ink : Beige, black, white. ; Ht: 26 cm x W: 20 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
April 04, 1946
Physical Condition
Poor
Language
English
Notes
Page with two holes punched on left edge, portrait of applicant B.L., American Foreign Service header. Application for a non-immigrant Visa for Fanny Isselbacher to visit her brother-in-law, arriving from Europe, in New York, U.S.A. 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.
1999.1.982
Name Access
Issley, Jason
Places
Montreal, Canada, North America
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Application form

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59662
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Application form : paper : Typed : ink : Black, beige, red, blue ; Ht: 29,5 cm x W: 20 cm
Date
February 04, 1959
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Application form : paper : Typed : ink : Black, beige, red, blue ; Ht: 29,5 cm x W: 20 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
February 04, 1959
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Notes
Two pages in length with handwritten editing throughout document, paragraphs numbered in blue pen, Notes in red pencil crayon made on back of second page, reads Milton Paler (?) Tode (?) twice. Application for Canadian Pension for Avrum Rabner, signed by the Commissioner of the Superior Court District of Montreal. Narrative: Avrum Rubner (Awrum Rabner) was born to Moishe and Eidly Rubner in Dobromyl, Poland on 22 December 1913. He had a brother named Chaija, and completed his apprenticeship at the Rudolph Karstadt company in the garment department as a salesman in March 1933. Afterwards he worked as a salesman. Refugee camp 42. By February 1959 he was living in Montreal and applying for a Canadian pension.
Accession No.
1998.41.27
Name Access
Gal, Daniel
Places
Montreal, Canada, North America
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Art Portfolio - Seuls

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn48054
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Print : paper : printed, handwritten, typed : ink : black, white, brown
Date
June 29, 1971
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Print : paper : printed, handwritten, typed : ink : black, white, brown
Other Title Information
Original Art, Work on Paper
Date
June 29, 1971
Creator
0
Physical Condition
Excellent
Language
French
Notes
25 pages, unbound. Includes 20 prints of abstract images of life the Holocaust; b&w, done on a large piece of thick paper. A forward was written by Elie Wiesel and an afterward by Naim Kattan. Each print is signed at the bottom right of the print with 121/160 printed in pencil on the bottom left. A piece of textured vellum separates each print from the other. Housed in a hard-bound, textured, folder with flaps opening on each side.
Accession No.
2011X.115.01
Name Access
Elbaz, Andre
Places
Montreal, Canada, North America
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Avrum Feigenbaum conducting Youth Orchestra

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn90295
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : Printed : photograph : b&w ; Ht: 20,5 cm x W: 25,5 cm
Date
1952
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : Printed : photograph : b&w ; Ht: 20,5 cm x W: 25,5 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1952
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
White border, indoors. A man in a dark suit conducts an orchestra. His back is to the camera. Above the orchestra is an image of a man holding a flame (fakel). The donor, Avrum Feigenbaum is conducting.
Accession No.
2011X.13.01
Name Access
Feigenbaum, Avrum
Places
Montreal, Canada, North America
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Bank statement

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59444
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Bank statement : Paper : Typewritten, printed : Ink : Beige, black ; Ht: 8,5 cm x W: 21 cm
Date
March 04, 1946
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Bank statement : Paper : Typewritten, printed : Ink : Beige, black ; Ht: 8,5 cm x W: 21 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
March 04, 1946
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
Slip of paper with serrated top edge and two holes punched. Bank Statement from CIBC shows the state of Mr. Isaac Herbert Isselbaecher’ s bank account on 1945/3/4. 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.
1999.1.65
Name Access
Issley, Jason
Places
Montreal, Canada, North America
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Bertram Ellison 1st Grade class, Queens School Montreal

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59993
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : Black, White, Green ; Ht: 10 cm x W: 15 cm
Date
1923
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : Black, White, Green ; Ht: 10 cm x W: 15 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1923
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
Indoors. Group of boys and girls, in the foreground the children are sitting at desks, and in the background they are standing in front of a chalk board which has math, and grammar on it. Narrative: Bertram Ellison (donor's uncle) was born on March 19, 1909 in Montreal. He was born into a Jewish family, and was an insurance broker before the war. He joined the Canadian Army on June 5th 1941 as a 2nd Lieutenant. Between 1941 and 1945 he rose to the rank of major, and received 6 medals, including the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire which he received on December 18t 1945. He was part of the 21st Army Group, which was formed on July 9th 1943 by the 2nd British and 1st Canadian Army for a North Western European Invasion. While apart of the 21st Army Group, he saw Bergen-Belsen. Bertram Ellison sailed home on the RMS Queen Elisabeth on December 3rd – 9th 1945.
Accession No.
2013.01.02
Name Access
Berman, Marilyn
Places
Montreal, Canada, North America
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Bill-of-landing

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59428
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Bill-of-landing : Paper : Printed : Ink : Yellow, black ; Ht: 21 cm x W: 15 cm
Date
December 28, 1942
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Bill-of-landing : Paper : Printed : Ink : Yellow, black ; Ht: 21 cm x W: 15 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
December 28, 1942
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
Page with two holes punched on top, vertical crease in center, entitled Extract Bill of Lading (misspelled on artifact). This is a bill from Mendelssohn Bros. Ltd., Montreal for Mr. Herbert Isselbaecher about the shipping of a trunk from SS “Moveria” to Ville Lasalle (total amount $3,50). 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.
1999.1.37
Name Access
Issley, Jason
Places
Montreal, Canada, North America
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Bill of Sale

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59402
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Bill of Sale : Paper : Printed : Ink, graphite pencil : Pink, black, red. ; Ht: 17 cm x W: 11,5 cm
Date
December 18, 1943
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Bill of Sale : Paper : Printed : Ink, graphite pencil : Pink, black, red. ; Ht: 17 cm x W: 11,5 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
December 18, 1943
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
Printed receipt grid with details filled in by hand, holes punched along left and bottom edge, stamped PAID. Bill for Mrs. Fanny Azeff Isselbacher’s wedding ring. Fanny Azeff married Mr. Isaac Herbert Isselbacher. 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.
1999.1.90
Name Access
Issley, Jason
Places
Montreal, Canada, North America
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Bill-of-sale

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59462
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Bill-of-sale : Paper : Printed : Ink, graphite pencil : Beige, grey, green. ; Ht: 7,5 cm x W: 15 cm
Date
December 26, 1943
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Bill-of-sale : Paper : Printed : Ink, graphite pencil : Beige, grey, green. ; Ht: 7,5 cm x W: 15 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
December 26, 1943
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
Slip of paper with perforated edge on left and two holes punched on the top, Society Studio business details top left and No. 20300 on top right. Receipt for wedding photographs, cost of $15. Deposit made by Isaac Isselbaecher on the occasion of his marriage to Fanny Azeff. 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.
1999.1.89
Name Access
Issley, Jason
Places
Montreal, Canada, North America
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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