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https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76561
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
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- Biography : Paper : Typed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 35 cm x W: 21 cm
- Date
- October 21, 1966
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Biography : Paper : Typed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 35 cm x W: 21 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- October 21, 1966
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Folded once horizontally. Document is a biography of Paul Martin, then-Secretary of State for External Affairs. Narrative: This document was likely used in preparation for the 1967 memorial rally for the 22nd anniversary of the liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe, organized by The Association of Survivors of Nazi Oppression. Formerly the Association of Former Concentration Camp Inmates, Survivors of Nazi Oppression, this organization was founded circa 1960 in Montreal. Many of its members were founding members of the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre.
- Accession No.
- 2014X.04.11
- Name Access
- Zablow, Lou
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Biography
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76562
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Biography : Paper : Typed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 35 cm x W: 21,5 cm
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Biography : Paper : Typed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 35 cm x W: 21,5 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Folded one time horizontally. Document is a biography of General Jean Victor Allard. Issued by the Information Services Division of the Department of National Defense. Narrative: This document was likely used in preparation for the 1967 memorial rally for the 22nd anniversary of the liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe, organized by The Association of Survivors of Nazi Oppression. General Allard received a memorial plaque at the event. Formerly the Association of Former Concentration Camp Inmates, Survivors of Nazi Oppression, this organization was founded circa 1960 in Montreal. Many of its members were founding members of the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre.
- Accession No.
- 2014X.04.12
- Name Access
- Zablow, Lou
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Brief of the Canadian Jewish Congress to the Senate Special Committee on the Criminal Code (Hate Propaganda)
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47542
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Report : typewritten, stapled : blue-green, black, beige ; Ht: 28 cm x W: 21,7 cm
- Date
- February 22, 1968
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Report : typewritten, stapled : blue-green, black, beige ; Ht: 28 cm x W: 21,7 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- February 22, 1968
- Creator
- -
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 22 pages. Bound using one staple at the top left corner. Blue-green cover with typewritten text. Pages are beige with black text: broken into chapters and articles.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.293.03
- Name Access
- Schryver, Samuel
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Citizenship certificate
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn50332
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Citizenship certificate : Paper : Ink : Red, White, Black ; Ht: 7,25 in. x W: 10,5 in.
- Date
- September 9, 1955
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Citizenship certificate : Paper : Ink : Red, White, Black ; Ht: 7,25 in. x W: 10,5 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- September 9, 1955
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- Language
- English
- French
- Notes
- Decorative red border around edge, with the Canadian Coat of Arms in the top center. The top right and left corners of the border have 5 maple leafs in them. Illustration of Parliament Hill in Ottawa at the bottom centre. Narrative: Eliazs Rosengarten was a Holocaust survivor.
- Accession No.
- 1997.06.03
- Name Access
- Rosengarten, Aaron
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Citizenship certificate
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn90345
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Citizenship certificate : Paper : printed, typed : Ink : off-white, black, blue ; Ht: 10 in. x W: 8 in.
- Date
- October 19, 1949
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Citizenship certificate : Paper : printed, typed : Ink : off-white, black, blue ; Ht: 10 in. x W: 8 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- October 19, 1949
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 1 page. One-sided official document issued by the Royal Coat of Arms of Canada is printed on a blue header with Canada's Coat of Arms on the t.c. This document was sent to Alice Shenkier by the secretary of State. It recognizes her new Canadian citizenship. The document also states her rights as a Canadian citizen. Narrative: Alice Shenkier, nee Eckstein, was born on 1913-08-16. She married Sam Shenkier and she is the mother of the donor Maurice Shenkier born on 1930-12-27 in Antwerp, Belgium. The Germans started bombarding Antwerp in 1940-05. The family immediately fled to France. They took residence in Nice. In 1942-07, the family had to flee again. They crossed the Spanish border illegally, but were then arrested by the Spanish police. Instead of sending them back to France, the officers helped them find a place to live. Eventually, they moved to Portugal where they stayed until 1944-04. At that point, they embarked on the Serpa Pinto ship to Philadelphia. Upon arrival, they took a train to Montreal.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.301.11
- Name Access
- Shenkier, Maurice
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Citizenship certificate
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn90346
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Citizenship certificate : Paper : printed, typed : Ink : off-white, black, blue ; Ht: 10 in. x W: 8 in.
- Date
- October 19, 1949
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Citizenship certificate : Paper : printed, typed : Ink : off-white, black, blue ; Ht: 10 in. x W: 8 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- October 19, 1949
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 1 page. One-sided official document issued by the Royal Coat of Arms of Canada is printed on a blue header with Canada's Coat of Arms on the t.c. This document was sent to Sam Shenkier by the secretary of State. It recognizes the new Canadian citizenship of her. The document also states his rights as a Canadian citizen. Narrative: Sam Shenkier was born on 1898-02-06 near Kracow, Poland where he was a diamond He married Alice Shenkier and he is the father of the donor Maurice Shenkier born on 1930-12-27 in Antwerp, Belgium. The Germans started bombarding Antwerp in 1940-05. The family immediately fled to France. They took residence in Nice. In 1942-07, the family had to flee again. They crossed the Spanish border illegally, but were then arrested by the Spanish police. Instead of sending them back to France, the officers helped them find a place to live. Eventually, they moved to Portugal where they stayed until 1944-04. At that point, they embarked on the Serpa Pinto ship to Philadelphia. Upon arrival, they took a train to Montreal.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.301.12
- Name Access
- Shenkier, Maurice
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Enveloppe
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75220
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Enveloppe : Paper : beige ; Ht: 9,75 in. x W: 8 in.
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Enveloppe : Paper : beige ; Ht: 9,75 in. x W: 8 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- German
- Notes
- Beige paper enveloppe with a 1934 red stamp with Hindenburg face on top right corner. Enveloppe addressed to Carl Cahn in Buchenwald concentration camp. Narrative: This letter was sent by Carl Cahn's wife, whil he was in buchenwald, advising him of the favorable answer from the Canadian government, allowing them to immigrate to Canada. 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.34.03
- Name Access
- Cahn, Frank
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Identification certificate
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59798
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Identification certificate : Paper : Printed : Ink : Beige, red, black, purple, blue ; Ht: 33 cm x W: 40 cm
- Date
- June 27, 1953
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Identification certificate : Paper : Printed : Ink : Beige, red, black, purple, blue ; Ht: 33 cm x W: 40 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- June 27, 1953
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- French
- Notes
- Large page folded once vertically, creased once vertically and three times horizontally, identification portrait attached T.L. of front page, various stamps in center, back page labelled for Visas and endorsements, blank. Certificate of Identity for Simcha Kruk Issued by the Department of External Affairs, valid until 1953-06-27, Identification paper to be used as a passport. 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.
- 1997.15.05
- Name Access
- Kruk, Simcha
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Letter
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45481
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Letter : paper : typed : ink : beige, black, blue, gold ; Ht: 8 in. x W: 9,5 in.
- Date
- 1977
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Letter : paper : typed : ink : beige, black, blue, gold ; Ht: 8 in. x W: 9,5 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- 1977
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 1 page official letter on letterhead from Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau to the Association of Survivors of Nazi Oppression on the celebrations organized on the occastion of the 32nd anniversary of the Liberation. The letter commends them for their strength and their work. 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.359.01
- Name Access
- Zablow, Lou
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Letter
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45622
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Letter : paper : typed : ink : beige, black ; Ht: 13 in. x W: 8 in.
- Date
- November 15, 1948
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Letter : paper : typed : ink : beige, black ; Ht: 13 in. x W: 8 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- November 15, 1948
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- French
- German
- Notes
- Letter from Canadian Deputy Minister of Labour A. MacNamara addressed to workers from displaced persons' camps. It urges them to remain true to their agreements, praises their hard work, promises future rewards, and warns that breaking their agreements could have harsh consequences.
- Accession No.
- 1997.06.05
- Name Access
- Rosengarten, Aaron
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Letter
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn50278
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Letter : Paper : Black, White, Red ; Ht: 11 in. x W: 8,5 in.
- Date
- March 21, 1985
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Letter : Paper : Black, White, Red ; Ht: 11 in. x W: 8,5 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- March 21, 1985
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- Language
- English
- French
- Notes
- 3 pages. There is a Canadian Flag in the upper left corner. Narrative: Letter from the Solicitor General of Canada to Mr. Levine informing him about investigation against war criminals from Nazi Germany living in Canada. Reference to Deschenes commission
- Accession No.
- 2011X.214.01
- Name Access
- Levine, Murray
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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
- 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
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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
- 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
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Letter
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59427
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Letter : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Beige, black, purple ; Ht: 27 cm x W: 21 cm
- Date
- December 24, 1943
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- 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
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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
- 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
- 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
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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
- 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
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- 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
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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
- 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.
- 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
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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
- 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
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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
- 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.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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