Admission of Cantor Nathan Mendelson to Canada from United States

Held by

Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)

Dates

July 25, 1938 (indexed as 1938)

Level

item

Extent

Correspondence ; Ht:27.9 cm x W:21.5 cm : English

Scope & content

Copy of letter sent to Mr. H.M. Levine from A.L. Joliffe at the Department of Mines and Resources - Immigration Branch, Ottawa, confirming the admission of both Cantor Nathan Mendelson and Cantor Herman Semiatin into Canada from the United States to be employed by Congregation Shaar Hashomayim. Copy of letter stamped by Congregation Shaar Hashomayim and signed by Executive Secretary M. Hirsch. Recipient's address: Gdynia America Line, 740 Windsor Street, Montreal, Quebec.

Location

• rue Windsor · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “Windsor Street”

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textual record

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COPY OF LETTERAddressIn your reply refer toCommissioner of ImmigrationNo. 618808DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND RESOURCESIMMIGRATION BRANCHOTTAWA, July 25th, 1938.Dear Mr. Levine:Yours very truly,(Signed) A. L. JoliffeCommissioner.Mr. H. M. Levine,Gdynia American Line,740 Windsor Street,Montreal, Quebec.This is to certify that the above is a true copy of letter received.CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIMper Mr. HirtExecutive Secretaryper M. HirschReferring to the application of the Shaar Hashomayim Congregation, of Montreal, for the admission of Nathan Mendelson and Herman Semkiw to be employed as cantors, I now beg to advise you that a favourable decision has been reached and these two United States citizens will be admitted provided, of course, they are in good health.If you will have me advised of the approximate date that they will come forward and the Canadian port at which they will apply for admission, appropriate instructions will be issued to the officers concerned.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.

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2026-10-18T19:26:57Z · source datestamp n/a · cjhn

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