Letter

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Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)

Dates

September 01, 1961 (indexed as 1961)

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Letter : Paper : Typewritten : ink : Black, white ; Ht: 27,5 cm x W: 21 cm

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Letter with Jewish Colonization Association of Canada letterhead, folded in half horizontally and twice vertically, signed by M.J. Lister, manager of the JCAC. Addressed to Rabbi Isidore Lorincz. Having been advised by the Farms supervisor that Rabbi Lorincz has met with the farmers and offered to teach their children Hebrew every Sunday starting October 8, the Association is offering to pay him $60 per month, and declares that any other expenses, including gas, will be covered by the farmers. They include as part of the contract that he must complete monthly reports, which they will send him. 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.

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Jewish Colonization Association of CanadaAFFILIATED WITH THE JEWISH COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION (ICA)493 SHERBROOKE STREET, WESTMONTREAL. September 1, 1961.M. J. LISTER, MANAGERRabbi Isidore Lorincz,104 Catherine St.,PORT COLBORNE, Ont.Dear Rabbi Lorincz,Yours very truly,JEWISH COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION OF CANADA,M. J. Lister,Manager.SAMUEL BRONFMAN, PRESIDENTLAZARUS PHILLIPS, Q.C., VICE-PRESIDENTDAVID KIRSCH, TREASURERLEON DE M. LEVINSON, SECRETARYWe have been advised by our Farms Supervisor, Mr. Vissenberg, that you have recently had a meeting with our farmers and that you would be willing to give Hebrew Instruction to their children. We understand that you will give instruction every Sunday starting October 8th.We are willing to pay you $60.00 monthly. Any other expense like gasoline allowance, etc., is to be borne by the farmers. In due course, we shall forward you school report forms which you will fill in at the end of each month and send to us.Please confirm that you accept this arrangement.MJL/RFcjhn.caRead automatically; may contain mistakes.

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English

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2026-10-19T03:21:16Z · source datestamp n/a · andornot

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