Income statement
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- Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
- Dates
- 1942 (indexed as 1942)
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- item
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- Slip of paper with two holes punched horizontally. Income Statement Machinery Service Ltd., Ville Lasalle, for Isaac Herbert Isselbaecher employed for 7 months. Employee copy indicating that Herbert earned $770.74 in this 7 month pay period with $97.11 deducted for taxes. 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.
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- Income statement : Paper : Printed, typewritten : Ink : Beige, black ; Ht: 4 cm x W: 21,5 cm
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- 1 NAME AND ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER2 NAME (Surname first, ADDRESS AND PROVINCE OF EMPLOYEE (State if Mr., Mrs. or Miss)EMPLOYEE'SCOPYT4-1942MACHINERY SERVICE LIMITEDLAFLEUR AVENUE, VILLE LA SALLE, P.Q.Mr. H. Isselbacher,407 Lafleur Ave.,Ville LaSalle, P.Q.Use This Slip When Completing Your Income Tax Return34 No. of Dependents5 Period Employed6 Total Salaries or Wages plus bonus, etc., before Income Tax or Pension Ded's7 Value of Free Board, Living Accommodation8 Amount of Pension Deduction9 Total of Nat. Def. & Income Tax deductions 1 Jan. to 31 Dec. 19427 m770.7497.11Name MUST appear on each Slip.2 NAME (Surname last), ADDRESS AND PROVINCE OF EMPLOYEE (State if Mr., Mrs. or Miss)Ville LaSalle, Que.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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