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itemMay 29, 1962

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Letter
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Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
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May 29, 1962 (indexed as 1962)
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Letter : paper : Printed : ink : Beige ; Ht: 27,5 cm x W: 21 cm
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Letter folded twice vertically, Jewish Colonization Association of Canada letterhead, signed by manager M.J. Lister. Addressed to Rabbi Isidore Lorincz from Jewish Colonization Association of Canada stating that a cheque is enclosed for 60 dollars for May 1962, payment for teaching Hebrew in Niagara Peninsula, and requesting reports for the month. 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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Jewish Colonization Association of CanadaAFFILIATED WITH THE JEWISH COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION (ICA)493 SHERBROOKE STREET, WESTMONTREAL, May 29, 1962.SAMUEL BRONFMAN, PRESIDENTLAZARUS PHILLIPS, Q.C., VICE-PRESIDENTDAVID KIRSCH, TREASURERLEON DE M. LEVINSON, SECRETARYM. J. LISTER, MANAGERRabbi Isidore Lorincz,104 Catherine St.,PORT COLBORNE, Ont.Dear Rabbi Lorincz,Re:-Hebrew Instruction, Niagara Peninsula-Enclosed you will please find our St. Catharines cheque No. 3127 for $60.00 covering our contribution towards Hebrew Instruction in the Niagara Peninsula for the month of May 1962.Please forward us your school report for the current month in due course.Yours very truly,JEWISH COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION OF CANADA,M. J. Lister,Manager.MJL/RFENCL.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
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