Identification card

Held by

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

Dates

January 4, 1939 (indexed as 1939)

Level

item

Extent

Identification card : cardstock : printed, handwritten, stamped : ink : beige, grey, black, yellow, white ; Ht: 6 in. x W: 4 in.

Scope & content

Double-panel kennkarte marked with an orange "J" for Marie Louise Sara Cahn. The front is beige with a darker yellow-beige pattern. The right panel has a b&w portrait at t.l. and fingerprints at t.r.. There are four circular Reichsadler ink stamps issued by the presidential police in Mainz, as well as a blue postage stamp from 1938 at the b.r. of the left panel. Issued 1939-01-04, expiry date 1944-01-04. The verso is plain grey with black lettering. Narrative: William M. Birks, oldest son of Henry Birks used to buy jewelry and silver from the factory owned by Frank Cahn’s grandparents. The two families had known each other from before World War I. Frank’s grandmother asked Mr Birks for his help. The original plan was to send only Frank to Canada but after Karl (Frank’s father) was sent to Buchenwald, they sent an urgent cable to Mr. Birks, asking for his help for the entire family. Eventually, visas were issued in Hamburg by the Canadian Consul on January 23, 1939 for Karl, his wife Marie, their 3 sons Frank, Robert and Paul and Marie’s mother, Elise Leitschen. The permission to go to Canada made it possible Karl’s immediate release. The whole family arrived in Halifax on March 5, 1939.

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DocumentHandwrittenIdentity CardJewish CommunityPolicePortraitPostage StampPrintedSealStampWomanTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.

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Rennort:MainzRennnummer:Gültig bisNameVornamenGeburtstagGeburtsortBerufohne BerufUnveränderliche KennzeichenVeränderliche KennzeichenBemerkungen:(Unterschrift des Kennkarteninhabers)Der Polizeipräsident(Ausstellende Behörde)(Unterschrift des Ausstellers)4. Januar19447. Mai 1897Rechter ZeigefingerLinker ZeigefingerRead automatically; may contain mistakes.

Language

German

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