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Physical Description: Invoice : Paper : Printed, typewritten : Ink : Beige, black, blue, green ; Ht: 29,5 cm x W: 21 cm

Physical Description: Invoice : Paper : Printed, typewritten : Ink : Beige, black, blue, green ; Ht: 29,5 cm x W: 21 cm

Notes: Letter and invoice, typed on stock documents, translucent paper, Steyr-Daimler-Puch letterhead, folded vertically and horizontally. Sent to Mr. Isidore Lorincz from Steyr-Daimler-Puch Co. In the letter they inform Mr. Lorincz that the Steyr Punch 650T has been delivered to Mr. Tibor Rusoran, Budapest. The letter is written in English and the invoice in German. Narrative: Rev. Isodore Lorincz was born 6 January 1908 in Hungary. His parents were Lowi Netti and Loliner (?) Jakob. He attended high school and Yeshiva, and graduated from the Jewish Theological Seminary of Budapest with ordination and smicha. During World War 2 his family was killed in Auschwitz. He came to Canada in 1957 after fleeing the revolution in Hungary. He served in two congregations before serving the Shaare Zedek Congregation as ritual director, then as Chazzan Sheni with a congregation in Hamilton, Ontario, for three years. Afterwards he served as rabbi in Port Colborne, Ontario. He settled in Montreal, Quebec, in 1962 where he became Chazzan Sheni for the next 26 years. He and his wife, Zita, continued to live in Montreal until there death around 2005.