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Identification certificate
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Identification certificate

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Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates
November 18, 1948 (indexed as 1948)
Level
item
Scope & content
1 page, double-sided. Folded once vertically and three times horizontally. Document is a certificate of identity of the purpose of immigration to Canada, issued to Bela Herling by the International Refugee Organization in the U.S. Zone of Germany. '38' handwritten in red pencil at top right corner. Square b&w photo of subject affixed with one staple on right side, just above centre. Name, date and place of birth, nationality, occupation and parents' names typed on form next to photo. Signature and physical description below photo. Canada Immigrant Visa stamped at bottom right, issued in Munich, Germany on November 19, 1948. Narrative: Bella (Beila, Bela) Herling and Mayer (Majer, Meyer, Meir) Abramovitch (Abramovitz, Abramowicz, Abramowitz) were the parents of the donor, Toby Herscovitch. Bella was born in Suchedniów, Poland on September 25, 1925, the youngest of a family of ten children. Her parents and five siblings were murdered in the Holocaust. Bella and three of her sisters survived the war working as slave labourers in an ammunitions factory in Skarzysko-Kamienna. They were liberated by Russian troops on January 16, 1945, and made their way to the Feldafing Displaced Persons Camp, where they reunited with a brother who had survived Auschwitz. Bella volunteered for nursing training by a Jewish refugee agency, and worked as a nurse in the camp from 1946 to 1948. In 1948, she joined her sister Paula in Toronto, where she worked as a nurse's aide and married Mayer, a fellow survivor who she had known from Feldafing. Born November 10, 1914 in Vilna (Vilnius), he was the sole survivor of a family of six children. He lived in the Vilna ghetto and worked in a factory making window panes for German barracks; he was later sent to a labour camp in Tallin, Estonia, and then to Stutthof concentration camp. In the final days of the war, he escaped from a subsequent transfer to Dachau concentration camp and was liberated. He spent three months sick in a hospital and ended up in Feldafing, where he was active in the "Amchu" or "AMCHO" theater group, part of the Jewish Labour Committee. He lived for a year in France, and immigrated to Canada in May, 1949. Bella and Mayer moved to Montreal in 1950 and opened a fabric store. Mayer passed away in 2001, and Bella in 2014.
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Identification certificate : Paper : Printed, Typed, Handwritten : Ink; Graphite Pencil; Coloured Pencil : Yellow, Black, White, Blue, Green, Red, Grey ; Ht: 34 cm x W: 20 cm
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INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE ORGANIZATIONU.S. Zone of GermanyCERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMMIGRATION TO CANADA1. The holder of this Certificate is the concern of the International Refugee Organization.DEPT. OF NATIONAL HEALTHLONDONCANADACANADA IMMIGRATIONDEC 10 1948AIRPORT DORVAL, P.Q.LANDED IMMIGRANTCANADA Immigrant VisaImmigration OfficerPORT OF NATIONAL HEALTH AND WELFARESerial No. 70-740382. This Certificate is issued by the International Refugee Organization to Refugees and Displaced Persons recommended for emigration to Canada. It is issued without prejudice to and in no way affects the holder's nationality.3. This certificate is NOT valid for travel unless it bears the signature of the I.R.O. certifying officer and a Canadian visa, and the appropriate military exit permit has been granted.FAMILY HERLINGCHRISTIANNAME HERLINGNAMES BelaMAIDEN NAME (where applicable)DATE OF BIRTH 25 Sept. 1925 SEX F DP NO. 732048NATIONALITY Polish JewOCCUPATION NurseFATHER'S NAME HERLING, Icek-MayerMOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME STERN, Chana-RywkaChildren up to 16 years accompanying holder.(Dependents over 16 years of age must have separate document).NAMESEXPLACE AND DATE OF BIRTHDescription of HolderHeight 162 cm Weight 62 kgHair blondeEyes brownNose normalShape of Face ovalSpecial Characteristics noneHerling Bela(Signature of Applicant)Resettlement Officer(Signature and Position of I.R.O. Certifying Officer)Place Munich, GermanyRead automatically; may contain mistakes.
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English
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