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Reference letter

itemMarch 26, 1962

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Reference letter
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Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
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March 26, 1962 (indexed as 1962)
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Reference letter : paper : Typewritten : ink : Beige, black ; Ht: 28 cm x W: 21 cm
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Letter, creased twice horizontally, date on top, addressed to the county clerk of Welland, Ontario. Recommendation of citizenship for Rabbi Lorincz by Rossman Store Ltd. 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, Zita, 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 Zita continued to live in Montreal until there death around 2005. Zita was born 2 Jan 1917 in Nograd, Hungary.
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Court RecordDocumentJewish CommunityJudaismLetterLetterheadRabbiSignatureTypewrittenTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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March 26, 1962.Clerk of County Court,Court House,Welland, Ont.Dear Sir:It is my pleasure to recommend Rabbi IsidorLorincz for Canadian citizenship.I have known Rabbi Lorincz three years, and canrecommend him for his honesty, personal integrity,and all the fine qualities make for good citizenship.He has been our spiritual leader here for threeyears, and has fulfilled his duties to our utmostsatisfaction.ROSSMANS' STORES LTD.A. Rossman,Owner-Merchant.cjhn.caRead automatically; may contain mistakes.
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