place:"Sherbrooke" found 19 records - The Canadian Jewish Heritage Network

BLACK, Jack

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Collection: HEBREW SICK BENEFIT ASSOCIATION

Material Type: textual record

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Collection: HEBREW SICK BENEFIT ASSOCIATION

Material Type: textual record

Spouse: Esther Feitelberg

Age of Spouse: 32

Religion of Spouse: Jewish

Membership Date: December 28, 1942

Place of Birth: Sherbrooke, Quebec

Place of Residence: Montreal

Address in Canada: 5150 B Casgrain St.

Age at Time of Membership: 32

Occupation: Musician

Notes: In good health: Yes; Free of chronic illness: Yes; Contracted tuberculosis: No. [Translator's comments: Candidate's signature in English.]

Record Source: Hebrew Sick Benefit Association Membership Form

Fonds No.: I0017

File No.: MB 16-05-08

Item No.: 6-3390

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Repository: Canadian Jewish Archives

Campaign

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn57091

Collection: Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Fonds No.: CJC0001; CA; CA-24-221-C

Date: 1942-1943

Collection: Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Date: 1942-1943

Fonds No.: CJC0001

Series No.: CA

File No.: CA-24-221-C

Subjects: Campaign

Places: Sherbrooke, Qué.

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Canadian Jewish Archives

Campaign

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn57144

Collection: Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Fonds No.: CJC0001; CA; CA-26-240-M

Date: 1942-1944

Collection: Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Date: 1942-1944

Fonds No.: CJC0001

Series No.: CA

File No.: CA-26-240-M

Subjects: Campaign

Places: Sherbrooke, Qué.

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Canadian Jewish Archives

Campaign

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn57184

Collection: Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Fonds No.: CJC0001; CA; CA-28-272-D

Date: 1945-1952

Collection: Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Date: 1945-1952

Fonds No.: CJC0001

Series No.: CA

File No.: CA-28-272-D

Subjects: Campaign

Places: Sherbrooke, Que.

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Canadian Jewish Archives

Certificate

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59332

Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Certificate : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Beige, black ; Ht: 25 cm x W: 20,5 cm

Date: May 15, 1942

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Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Certificate : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Beige, black ; Ht: 25 cm x W: 20,5 cm

Other Title Information: Documentary Artifact

Date: May 15, 1942

Physical Condition: Good

Language: English

Notes: Page with two holes punched on left, Canadian coat of arms T.L., Department of National Defence letterhead. Certificate from Canadian Department of National Defence Works Programme Division. Letter of reference for the work that Mr. Isselbacher accomplished which has provided towards the Canadian war effort. He contributed to the areas of woodworking and net-making. 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.: 1999.1.39

Name Access: Issley, Jason

Places: Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, North America

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Certificate

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Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Certificate : paper : Printed, copied : ink : Off-white, black ; Ht: 28 cm x W: 21 cm

Date: January 11, 1942

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Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Certificate : paper : Printed, copied : ink : Off-white, black ; Ht: 28 cm x W: 21 cm

Other Title Information: Documentary Artifact

Date: January 11, 1942

Physical Condition: Good

Language: English; Polish

Notes: Document, single page, typed transcription of Polish documents for the purpose of confirming a person's identity, states that Avrum Rubner' parents, birth date, and origin city. Certified by Captain C.B. Leggo assistant adjutant and paymaster of refugee camp 42. 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.: 1998.41.33

Name Access: Gal, Daniel

Places: Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, North America

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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GILMAN, Berel

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy48932

Collection: KENEDER ADLER

Material Type: textual record

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Collection: KENEDER ADLER

Material Type: textual record

Spouse: Name not specified

Children: 3 sons

Date of Death: 10/31/1929

Notice Publication Date: 11/01/1929

Place of Residence: Montreal

Last Known Address: Lac Megantique, Quebec

Cemetery: Sherbrooke, Que

Age at Time of Death: 49

Record Source: Yiddish Newspaper (Keneder Adler) Obituary

Fonds No.: I0042

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Repository: Canadian Jewish Archives

GOLDMAN, Abraham Jacob

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy103315

Collection: KENEDER ADLER

Material Type: textual record

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Collection: KENEDER ADLER

Material Type: textual record

Spouse: Name not specified

Children: Children

Date of Death: 07/29/1935

Notice Publication Date: 07/30/1935

Place Where Deceased: Montreal

Place of Residence: Sherbrooke, Quebec

Last Known Address: 4605 Esplanade Ave.

Cemetery: Beth Yehuda Shul Cemetery

Age at Time of Death: 56

Memberships and Affiliations: Beth Yehuda Shul. Chmelnik Landsleit

Notes: Funeral from home.

Record Source: Yiddish Newspaper (Keneder Adler) Obituary

Fonds No.: I0042

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Repository: Canadian Jewish Archives

Group portrait of (left to right): (rear row) May Levinson (married name Kellert), Rachel Samuel (married name Friedman), Bessie Levinson (married name Saxe), Charles Samuel. (middle row): Carrie Samuel (married name Rosen), unconfirmed likely Rachel Levinson (nee Klishinsky) or Rachel Freedman (nee Kellert), Jack Samuel, Meriam Jacobs (married name Friedman). (front row): Annie Samuel (married name Saxe), unconfirmed likely Lily Samuel or Maude Samuel (married name Silver).

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Collection: Photograph Collection

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w; 11 x 8.5cm

Fonds No.: 1255; 005564

Date: August 18, 1892

Scope and Content: Names and date written on verso.

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Collection: Photograph Collection

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w; 11 x 8.5cm

Scope and Content: Names and date written on verso.

Date: August 18, 1892

Fonds No.: 1255

Item No.: 005564

Acquisition Source: Original version 'marked 005564B' donated by Anthony Usher 2021, who provided further information and context on photograph. Donation of reproduction 'marked '005564A' preceeded original, date of donation unknown.

Notes: File contains an original and a reproduction copy. Reproduction copy measures 17 x 14.5 cm. and is stamped 'Joanna Laks' on verso.

Accession No.: 21-005

Name Access: Levinson, May 1876-1972; Samuel, Rachel 1871-1959; Levinson, Bessie 1874/5-1942; Samuel, Charles 1875-1950; Samuel, Carrie 1872-1956; Levinson, Rachel (nee Klishinsky) 1855-1924; Samuel, Jack 1879-1907; Jacobs, Meriam 1872-1917; Samuel, Annie 1874-1943; Samuel, Lily 1881-1975

Subjects: Kellert Family.

Places: Sherbrooke (Quebec)

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

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HOLDENGREBER, Hindeh

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy46971

Collection: KENEDER ADLER

Material Type: textual record

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Collection: KENEDER ADLER

Material Type: textual record

Children: children; grandchildren

Date of Death: 01/22/1919

Notice Publication Date: 01/23/1919

Place Where Deceased: Sherbrooke, Quebec

Place of Residence: Montreal

Age at Time of Death: 80

Notes: Resident of Sherbrooke. Funeral from residence of Berl Finkelstein, 1118 Cadieux St., Montreal.

Record Source: Yiddish Newspaper (Keneder Adler) Obituary

Fonds No.: I0042

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Repository: Canadian Jewish Archives

KUSHNER, Pesach Elie

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Collection: KENEDER ADLER

Material Type: textual record

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Collection: KENEDER ADLER

Material Type: textual record

Spouse: Name not specified

Children: 1 son; 4 daughters; 8 grandchildren

Date of Death: 07/05/1932

Notice Publication Date: 07/06/1932

Place Where Deceased: Sherbrooke, Quebec

Last Known Address: Sherbrooke, Quebec

Notes: Funeral from son's home, 422 Prince Albert West, Westmount.

Record Source: Yiddish Newspaper (Keneder Adler) Obituary

Fonds No.: I0042

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Repository: Canadian Jewish Archives

Letter

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Collection: MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MUSEUM

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter : printed, handwritten, glued, stamped ; Ht: 34,3 cm x W: 14,1 cm

Date: December 30, 1944

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Collection: MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MUSEUM

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter : printed, handwritten, glued, stamped ; Ht: 34,3 cm x W: 14,1 cm

Date: December 30, 1944

Language: French; English

Notes: Letter written on December 30, 1944, by Claire Bédard, Roger's sister, from Sherbrooke. Letter written directly on an envelope of the Prisoner of War Post, sent to Camp Stalag II-D where Roger Bédard was imprisoned. The letter was returned to the sender. There are two 4 cents Canada stamps, representing a soldier. Roger Bédard (b. August 29, 1916) was born in Canada to Jos (Joseph) Albert Bédard and Laura Bédard (née Murphy). In his testimony, Bédard mentions that the Flemish rather than French Canadians raised him. A document reveal Thérèse Manseau had taken Roger in an orphanage. However, Manseau's name appears crossed out. It is Arthur Bédard-Julien, Roger's grandmother, who eventually became his guardian. In 1932, Roger Bédard completed his Secondary 3. He then had many small jobs in construction, agricultural fields and as a painter. In July 24, 1940, he enlisted voluntarily in the army after passing his medical examination. According to his testimony, Roger initially began his military career in the machine gun unit of the Châteauguay Militia (a branch of the 22nd Regiment), but was later transferred. Between 1940 and 1941, Roger Bédard transferred to Great Britain for training. In 1942, he began his commando training with the Fusiliers Mont-Royal (FMR) unit on the Isle of Wight. His training on the island was in preparation for the raid on the Dieppe's French port, which took place on August 19, 1942. Approximately 5,000 of the 6,100 men deployed were Canadians. The operation's objective (also called Operation Jubilee) was to land an amphibious attack on the beaches of Dieppe, temporarily seize the town and destroy Nazi installations. However, Allied soldiers encountered a fierce defense from Nazis throughout the whole operation. The men, completely blocked on the beaches by machine-gun fire, had no room to maneuver. Along with the rest of the FMRs, Roger Bédard was part of the second assault wave sent to the beach. The Nazi army severely damaged the second wave as much as the first. Without ammunition and immobilized on the beach, 1,874 Canadians, including Roger Bédard, were captured by the Nazis. On board in a cattle train to camps between Germany and Poland, Nazis took Bédard to Stalag 344, where conditions were terrible. The Gestapo subjected all Canadian soldiers captured at Dieppe to interrogation. During his imprisonment, Roger Bédard (prisoner number 25325) had his nose broken and might have been one of many Canadians whose wrists remained shackled for 14 months. In April 1944, Bédard was transferred to Stalag II-D. There, he attempted to escape with six other prisoners. They all failed to escape except for an Australian pilot who was with them. As the Soviet Army advanced in 1945, the Nazis began evacuating prisoners of war from POW camps. It is not exactly clear when Roger Bédard was evacuated from Stalag II-D. However, Roger testified going through a 'death march' (forced evacuation) towards Dachau. Roger remained in Dachau until its liberation by American soldiers at the end of April 1945. He returned to Great Britain and then to Canada on July 31, 1945.

Accession No.: 2020.14.15

Name Access: Bédard, Agnès

Places: Sherbrooke, Canada, North America

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Letter

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn113362

Collection: MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MUSEUM

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter : printed, handwritten, stamped ; Ht: 34,2 cm x W: 14 cm

Date: August 04, 1943

2 images

Collection: MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MUSEUM

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter : printed, handwritten, stamped ; Ht: 34,2 cm x W: 14 cm

Date: August 04, 1943

Language: English; French

Notes: Letter written on August 4, 1943, by Claire Bédard, Roger's sister, from Sherbrooke. Letter written directly on an envelope of the Prisoner of War Post, sent to Camp Stalag VIII B where Roger Bédard was imprisoned. One sentence of the letter was censored in black. Roger Bédard (b. August 29, 1916) was born in Canada to Jos (Joseph) Albert Bédard and Laura Bédard (née Murphy). In his testimony, Bédard mentions that the Flemish rather than French Canadians raised him. A document reveal Thérèse Manseau had taken Roger in an orphanage. However, Manseau's name appears crossed out. It is Arthur Bédard-Julien, Roger's grandmother, who eventually became his guardian. In 1932, Roger Bédard completed his Secondary 3. He then had many small jobs in construction, agricultural fields and as a painter. In July 24, 1940, he enlisted voluntarily in the army after passing his medical examination. According to his testimony, Roger initially began his military career in the machine gun unit of the Châteauguay Militia (a branch of the 22nd Regiment), but was later transferred. Between 1940 and 1941, Roger Bédard transferred to Great Britain for training. In 1942, he began his commando training with the Fusiliers Mont-Royal (FMR) unit on the Isle of Wight. His training on the island was in preparation for the raid on the Dieppe's French port, which took place on August 19, 1942. Approximately 5,000 of the 6,100 men deployed were Canadians. The operation's objective (also called Operation Jubilee) was to land an amphibious attack on the beaches of Dieppe, temporarily seize the town and destroy Nazi installations. However, Allied soldiers encountered a fierce defense from Nazis throughout the whole operation. The men, completely blocked on the beaches by machine-gun fire, had no room to maneuver. Along with the rest of the FMRs, Roger Bédard was part of the second assault wave sent to the beach. The Nazi army severely damaged the second wave as much as the first. Without ammunition and immobilized on the beach, 1,874 Canadians, including Roger Bédard, were captured by the Nazis. On board in a cattle train to camps between Germany and Poland, Nazis took Bédard to Stalag 344, where conditions were terrible. The Gestapo subjected all Canadian soldiers captured at Dieppe to interrogation. During his imprisonment, Roger Bédard (prisoner number 25325) had his nose broken and might have been one of many Canadians whose wrists remained shackled for 14 months. In April 1944, Bédard was transferred to Stalag II-D. There, he attempted to escape with six other prisoners. They all failed to escape except for an Australian pilot who was with them. As the Soviet Army advanced in 1945, the Nazis began evacuating prisoners of war from POW camps. It is not exactly clear when Roger Bédard was evacuated from Stalag II-D. However, Roger testified going through a 'death march' (forced evacuation) towards Dachau. Roger remained in Dachau until its liberation by American soldiers at the end of April 1945. He returned to Great Britain and then to Canada on July 31, 1945.

Accession No.: 2020.14.16

Name Access: Bédard, Agnès

Places: Sherbrooke, Canada, North America

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Letter of Reference

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59430

Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter of Reference : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Beige, black ; Ht: 23 cm x W: 20 cm

Date: May 21, 1942

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Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter of Reference : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Beige, black ; Ht: 23 cm x W: 20 cm

Other Title Information: Documentary Artifact

Date: May 21, 1942

Physical Condition: Good

Language: English

Notes: Square page with holes punched in left. From the Camp Administration of Camp 42 certifying that Herbert Isselbaecher worked in the Officers’ and Men’s Mess and Men’s quarters of the camp. 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.: 1999.1.401

Name Access: Issley, Jason

Places: Sherbrooke, Canada, North America

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Letter of Reference

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59431

Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter of Reference : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Beige, black ; Ht: 22 cm x W: 20 cm

Date: May 21, 1942

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Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: Letter of Reference : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Beige, black ; Ht: 22 cm x W: 20 cm

Other Title Information: Documentary Artifact

Date: May 21, 1942

Physical Condition: Good

Language: English

Notes: Square page with two holes punched on left edge. Certificate from the Camp Administration certifying that Herbert Isselbaecher has been working in the Officers’ and Men's Mess and Men’s Quarters of the camp. 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.