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Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)

Dates

February 3, 1953-February 13, 1953 (indexed as 1953)

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Form : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black

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1 page, single-sided. Folded three times horizontally. Form dated February 3, 1953, addressed to Anna Rosemann Bauer, notifying her that there will be a hearing to consider her petition to obtain Canadian citizenship. She must present herself at the Montreal Magistrate's Court on February 13, 1953. At bottom, further details are provided - she must bring a witness, have the witness fill in the required form, and bring her passport and proof of legal entry into Canada. Narrative: Anna Rosemann Bauer was the mother of Gustave Bauer. The document was donated by Eudice Bauer, Gustave's wife. Anna was interned in England during the war, and came to Canada to join her son in 1947.Gustave was born in 1924 in Hamburg, Germany, and was on vacation in Denmark with his mother Anna and brother Werner when the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 were passed. They decided not to return to Germany, and went to stay with Anne's sister in Brussels, Belgium. Gustave's father Manfred was arrested for smuggling money out of Germany and spent the next two years in prison. Manfred joined his family in Brussels when he was released from prison in 1937. In 1940, immediately before Germany occupied Belgium, all German males born before 1924 were ordered to register. Manfred and Werner were sent to France, where they were interned. On their way to France to join them, Gustave and his mother were arrested and sent to England on the last boat to leave Belgium before it was occupied. In England, Gustave spent time in Folkestone, Pentonville Prison, Kempton Park, and Douglas, Isle of Man. He was in England from May 19 to July 4, 1940. IOn July 4, 1940 he was sent to Canada on the S.S. Sobiesky with other German nationals as prisoners of war.He was in Camp T, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, from July 15 to August 12, 1940. He was thenmoved to Camp B, in New Brunswick, and then in 1941 was sent with other Jewish internees to Camp I, Île aux Noix, Quebec. He was sponsored for release in 1942, and his mother joined him in Canada in 1947. His father was deported from Drancy to Majdanek in 1943. It is unknown what happened to Gustave's brother Werner once he was sent to France. Neither man survived the war.

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FORM D-1(This Notice shall be mailed by the Clerk of the Court to the applicant at least ten days before the hearing of the application in court.)CANADATHE CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP ACTNOTICE OF HEARING TO BE GIVEN BY CLERK OF COURT TO APPLICANTThe Court Magistrate, Montreal,Deputy Clerk of the CourtTo: Mrs. Anna Rosemann BauerP.S. Only one witness is required.You are hereby notified that in pursuance of your petition for a decision that you are qualified and fit to become a Canadian citizen, delivered to me dated the day of 19will hold a sitting at the room No. 2 of 2nd flooron the 13th day of February 1953, at the hour of 11 A.M.in the noon, for the purpose of considering such petition, and you are required to bepresent at my office at 10 A.M. - 13th February 1953,on that date to be examined by the presiding judge with respect to the matter set out in your petition.Dated at Montreal, this 3rd day of February 19531808 Glendale Ave.Please have witness fill in the enclosed form.And bring your passport & proof of legal entry in Canada.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.

Language

English

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2026-10-19T03:21:16Z · source datestamp n/a · andornot

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