Letter

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

Dates

August 29, 1956 (indexed as 1956)

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Letter : Paper : printed, typed, stamped : Ink : beige, black purple ; Ht: 29,7 cm x W: 21,1 cm

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3 pages. One-sided. The third page is a darker color printed with multiple dark dots. The document was sent to Renia Mondschein concerning her compensation for being deprived of her freedom during the NSDAP regime. Narrative: Renia Moszenberg, later Mondschein, was born in Kielce, Poland on 1924-08-08. In 1942-04, a ghetto was created in Kielce and Renia stayed in the Kielce ghetto until May 1943. She was then deported to Pionki's labour camp near Radom in Poland. From July 1944 to February 1945, she worked in a ammunition and weapon factory in a sub-camp of Auschwitz, known as Hindenburg (now Zabrze, Poland). Renia Moszenburg was committed to Concentration Camp Mittelbau-Dora, coming from Concentration Camp Auschwitz where she received the Prisoner Number: A 14 893, on 1945-01-28. She was brought to Nordhausen near Bergen-Belsen, Germany where, on 1945-04-14, she was liberated by the British armed forces. After the war, she lived in a Displaced Persons Camp in Germany where she met her husband Max Mondschein. She came to Canada in January 1948 and settled in Montreal.

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Der RegierungspräsidentHannover, den 29. August 1956Archivstraße 2 (Postfach)1. Ausfertigungder Renia Mondschein, geb. Moszenberg,wohnhaft: 3860 Barclay Apt.9, Montreal, Que., (Canada),Bescheid:Gründe:Frau Renia Mondschein 3860 Barclay Apt.9 Montreal, Que., (Canada)EB - VII - 1 08757 MIn dem Entschädigungsverfahrengeboren am 7.8.1924 in Kielce (Polen),ergehtauf Grund des Bundesentschädigungsgesetzes (BEG)vom 29.6.1956 (BGBl.I S.562) folgender1.) Die Antragstellerin ist Verfolgte im Sinne des § 1 BEG und anspruchsberechtigt gemäß § 4 Abs.1 Ziff.1c BEG.2.) Der Antragstellerin wird für Schaden an Freiheit durch Freiheitsentziehung (§§ 43, 45 BEG) für 56 Monate eine Entschädigung in Höhe von DM 5.400,-- (i.W.: Fünftausendvierhundert Deutsche Mark) zuerkannt.3.) Der Anspruch ist sofort fällig.Gegen ZustellungsnachweisRead automatically; may contain mistakes.

Language

German

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