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- Held by
- Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
- Dates
- May 02, 1938 (indexed as 1938)
- Level
- item
- Extent
- Letter : Paper : beige ; Ht: 9,75 in. x W: 8 in.
- Scope & content
- Copy of one page beige paper letter typed in black ink, Henry Birks and sons limited letterhead with coat of arms in the top left-hand corner. Letter addressed by William Birks to Rabbi Harry J. Stern, regarding accomodations the Jewish community could offer to Franck Cahn. Narrative: William M. Birks, oldest son of Henry Birks used to buy jewelry and silver from the factory owned by Frank Cahn’s grandparents. The two families had known each other from before World War I. Frank’s grandmother asked Mr Birks for his help. The original plan was to send only Frank to Canada but after Karl (Frank’s father) was sent to Buchenwald, they sent an urgent cable to Mr. Birks, asking for his help for the entire family. Eventually, visas were issued in Hamburg by the Canadian Consul on January 23, 1939 for Karl, his wife Marie, their 3 sons Frank, Robert and Paul and Marie’s mother, Elise Leitschen. The permission to go to Canada made it possible Karl’s immediate release. The whole family arrived in Halifax on March 5, 1939.
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- In the picture
- Coat of ArmsDocumentImmigrationJewellery StoreJewish CommunityLetterLetterheadSignatureTypewrittenYouthTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
- Text in the image
- Henry Birks & SonsPHILLIPS SQUAREMONTREALSecondMay1938Rabbi Harry J. Stern,4128 Sherbrooke St. West,Westmount.Dear Rabbi Stern,-Believe me,Yours very truly,WMB:M.I am interested in trying to bring out to Canada a young Jewish lad of 17 from Mainz, Germany.His late grandfather was a personal friend of mine for whom I had much admiration and respect, and the boy comes from an excellent family - of liberal Jews.He will, of course, have to take a position as a Junior in business and I wonder if you could advise me as to where he could get inexpensive but respectable board and lodging for the first year until he can find his footing.Is there any suitable place for boys of this type that would correspond to the Y.M.C.A. and at what rates ?Thanking you in anticipation, and with kind regards,Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
- Language
- English
- Harvested
- 2026-10-19T03:21:16Z · source datestamp n/a · andornot
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- imageOpen original at source ↗2011X_34_04.jpg