- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Der Führer zum Erfolg: Maschinenschreiben
- Citizenship certificate
Where
Not on the map yet.
- Held by
- Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
- Dates
- October 19, 1949 (indexed as 1949)
- Level
- item
- Extent
- Citizenship certificate : Paper : printed, typed : Ink : off-white, black, blue ; Ht: 10 in. x W: 8 in.
- Scope & content
- 1 page. One-sided official document issued by the Royal Coat of Arms of Canada is printed on a blue header with Canada's Coat of Arms on the t.c. This document was sent to Alice Shenkier by the secretary of State. It recognizes her new Canadian citizenship. The document also states her rights as a Canadian citizen. Narrative: Alice Shenkier, nee Eckstein, was born on 1913-08-16. She married Sam Shenkier and she is the mother of the donor Maurice Shenkier born on 1930-12-27 in Antwerp, Belgium. The Germans started bombarding Antwerp in 1940-05. The family immediately fled to France. They took residence in Nice. In 1942-07, the family had to flee again. They crossed the Spanish border illegally, but were then arrested by the Spanish police. Instead of sending them back to France, the officers helped them find a place to live. Eventually, they moved to Portugal where they stayed until 1944-04. At that point, they embarked on the Serpa Pinto ship to Philadelphia. Upon arrival, they took a train to Montreal.
- Location
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- Genre / form
- textual record
- Format
- Document
- Genealogy
- Immigration / naturalization
- In the picture
- CertificateCoat of ArmsDocumentElectionGovernmentGovernment BuildingImmigrationLegal DocumentLetterLetterheadOffice WorkSealSignatureTaxationTypewrittenTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
- Text in the image
- THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF CANADAOttawa, Oct. 19-49Dear Madam:Secretary of State.I wish to take this opportunity of congratulating you personally upon the attainment of Canadian citizenship. By this certificate of citizenship you have been granted the rights and privileges of a citizen of Canada. These rights and privileges entitle you to freedom of speech, religion, thought, and action, the right to vote as you choose, and the right to be secure in your possessions.Your citizenship carries with it the obligation of defending your adopted country in time of need, of living in peaceful brotherhood with your fellow Canadians, and of doing your part in the preservation of Canadian ideals and institutions.I extend to you a warm welcome on this solemn occasion and I invite you to share with us the ancient liberties of a free people living together in harmony, under a democratic Government which recognizes the rights of all its citizens.Mrs. Alice Shenkier,5462 Park Ave.,Apt. 29,Montreal, Que.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
- Language
- English
- Harvested
- 2026-10-19T03:21:16Z · source datestamp n/a · andornot
Digital objects at the source
- imageOpen original at source ↗2011X-301-11.jpg