Letter

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

Dates

1962 (indexed as 1962)

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Letter : Paper : Printed : Ink : Beige, red ; Ht: 27 cm x W: 21 cm

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Stock letter, creased twice horizontally, written in response to an application for Canadian Citizenship made by Rabbi Isidore Lorincz. Includes instructions for attendance of application hearing and what to do if he is unavailable at the proposed date. Signed W.H. Waugh, Clerk of the County Court of the County of Welland. 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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ONTARIOCourt House, Welland, OntarioTelephone REgent 2-5243Dear Sir (or Madam): Re CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP CERTIFICATEDO NOT IGNORE the enclosed notice to attend Court to take your oath of allegiance, renunciation of previous nationality or citizenship and to receive your Canadian citizenship certificate!"12 (1) Unless otherwise directed by the Minister, the Certificate of Citizenship shall be sent to the Clerk of the Court who shall thereupon notify the applicant of the date upon which he is to appear before the Court to take the Oath of Allegiance, to make a declaration in the form prescribed of renunciation of his previous nationality or citizenship and to receive his Certificate of Citizenship.You must attend at the County Court office before proceeding to the Court Room.Yours truly,W. H. WaughClerk of the County Court of the County of Welland.If you cannot attend through illness or other unavoidable reason, you, or someone on your behalf, should telephone or write this office explaining why you will be absent, so you may be notified to attend, later, when you are able:The Regulations to The Canadian Citizenship Act contain the following provisions relating to absenteeism from this important Court;(2) Where the applicant fails to appear before the Court on the date specified in the notification, and fails to satisfy the Court within three months thereof that he was prevented by good and sufficient reason from so appearing, his Certificate of Citizenship shall be returned to the Registrar by the Clerk of the Court.(3) Where within the said period of three months, the applicant satisfies the Court that he was prevented from appearing for good and sufficient reason, the Court may fix a subsequent date for his appearance, for the purpose of taking the Oath of Allegiance and making the declaration of renunciation and for receiving his Certificate of Citizenship.(4) The Minister may, in his discretion, extend the time within which the Oath of Allegiance and declaration of renunciation may be taken and made."(NOTE: "Minister" means the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. "Registrar" means the Registrar of Canadian Citizenship or a person authorized by the Minister to act for the Registrar).I am instructed by His Honour, the County Judge, to advise you that, as you will be appearing in open Court, you must be properly dressed for the occasion. In respect of a man this means, specifically, that he must wear a shirt with collar and tie, and a coat.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.

Language

English

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

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