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Letter

itemDecember 05, 1956

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Letter
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Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates
December 05, 1956 (indexed as 1956)
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Letter : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Beige, black ; Ht: 15 cm x W: 20,5 cm
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Short letter, folded horizontally and vertically. From the United Hias Service (Austria) to the Canadian Embassy in Vienna. Director V.P. Plumenthal confirms that the overseas Hias committee will assist with the adjustment of the Lorincz family. 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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DocumentGovernmentImmigrationJewish CommunityLetterLetterheadSignatureTypewrittenTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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UNITED HIAS SERVICEWien 9., Währingerstraße 2, AustriaCanadian EmbassyVisa SectionVienna, 1.,Tuchlauben 8Vienna, Dec.5th 1956Re: LÖRINCZ IsidorZitaDear Sirs,Our Overseas Committee will assist with the adjustment ofthis family.Sincerely yoursV.P. PlumenthalDirectorRead automatically; may contain mistakes.
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English
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