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Letter of identification
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Letter of identification

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Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates
1953 (indexed as 1953)
Level
item
Scope & content
1 page, single-sided. Folded twice horizontally. Document is a letter of identification for Salomon, Sara and Erika Heiss, issued by the American Joint Distribution Committee Emigration Service. Contains identifying information, documentation and transportation information related to the family's move from Linz, Austria to Montreal, Canada. typed, contains information about Salomon, Sara and Erika Heiss, Tel Aviv passports, transit visa for France, end visa for Canada, sponsor Leon Streifler. American Joint Distribution Committe Emigration Service Letter of Identification Narrative: Salomon and Sara Heiss were the parents of the donor, Erika Bloom. The Heiss family fled Nazi-occupied Vienna in 1938, after Salomon was arrested and detained in Dachau for 3 days. They survived the war in Shanghai, immigrated to Israel in 1949, and eventually settled in Montreal.
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Dirt RoadDocumentFamilyFormHandwrittenImmigrationJewish CommunityLetterLogoMontrealPrintedSealShipStampTrainTypewrittenTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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Letter of identification : Paper : Printed, Typed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Black, Grey, Purple, Blue ; Ht: 12 5/8 in. x W: 8 in.
Genre / form
textual record
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A.J.D.C. EMIGRATION SERVICE - LETTER OF IDENTIFICATIONIDENTIFYING INFORMATION FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE FAMILY GROUPHeissSalomonSaraErikaDOCUMENTATIONLinzRECOMMENDED SERVICES TO BE RENDEREDDEPOSIT INFORMATIONTransportation to End Destination MontrealSocial caseEXPECTED RESIDENCE OVERSEASTRANSPORTATIONLe HavreMontrealFrom: Orig. AJDC Em. Office SalzburgFile N°Opening DateTo: End destination MontrealVia: AJDC Em. Office Paris (Le Havre)ArrivedLeftSURNAMEFirst NameMaiden NameFather's NameAsrielKoppelMother's NameGeniaBeterRelation to HeadheadwifechildBirthplaceStanislauViennaBirthdate20.11.19021-7-190417-6-1930Nationality PresentAustrianOccupationworkmandressmakerpupilPASSPORT numbertype:Austrian PassportsameDate Issued27-6-52Place IssuedTel AvivValid till26-6-57TRANSIT VISA forFrance15-4-5310-5-53CanadaEND VISA for16-4-5312-7-53noneRB 613RB 614RB 615IRO ELIGIBILITYLast residence : D.P. Camp Asten near LinzCash:Remarks: Visaed under NominationLocal currency(Equiv in US $Guarantee:Sponsor : Leon Streifler 665 Atlantic Ave. WinnipegConditionsName and Address of depositorCommittee holding deposit:c/o Leon Streifler 665 Atlantic Ave. WinnipegSigned by emigrant:Promissory Note - Place - DateCall Forward Letter - Place - DateFromBy (Date)How arranged26-4-53 trainpaid by the SponsorRead automatically; may contain mistakes.
Language
English
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