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Letter

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Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates
September 22, 1961 (indexed as 1961)
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Reply creased in half horizontally, folded three times vertically. Letter to Jewish Colonization Association of Canada from Isidore Lorincz confirms receipt of letter by Association that he has met with the farmers and will teach their children Hebrew every Sunday starting October 8, the Association will pay him 60 dollars, any other expenses will be covered by the farmers. Not signed 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 and his wife lived with their cousin Eugene Lorincz when they first arrived. Isadore 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. Zita was born 2 Jan 1917 in Nograd, Hungary.
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Letter : paper : typewritten : ink : Beige, black ; Ht: 27,5 cm x W: 21,5 cm
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RABBI ISIDORE LORINCZ104 Catherine StreetPORT COLBORNE, ONT.September 22nd, 1961.Jewish Colonisation Association of Canada493 Sherbrooke Street WestMontreal, Que.Dear Mr. Lister:Yours very truly,146 Catherine StreetJewish Colonization Association of CanadaThis is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of September 1st, 1961. I thankfully accept your offer to me to give Hebrew instruction to the children of your farmers paying me $60.00 monthly. Any other expenses, like gasoline allowance, etc., will have to be borne by the farmers.I thank you for your confidence and hope that you will be satisfied with my activity.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
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English
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