Letter

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

Dates

July 12, 1951 (indexed as 1951)

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Letter : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : White, Black, Blue ; Ht: 9 1/2 in. x W: 8 in.

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1 page, single-sided. Folded once vertically and twice horizontally. Printed on letterhead of the Canadian Department of Citizenship and Immigration, Immigration Branch. Document is a letter to Leon Streifler in Winnipeg, stating that his application for the admission of the Heiss family to Canada was approved. He is asked to forward this letter to the family in Newe Haim, Israel. Narrative: Salomon and Sara Heiss were the parents of the donor, Erika Bloom. The Heiss family fled Nazi-occupied Vienna in 1938, after Salomon was arrested and detained in Dachau for 3 days. They survived the war in Shanghai, immigrated to Israel in 1949, and eventually settled in Montreal.

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ADDRESS DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT WESTERN DISTRICTIN YOUR REPLY PLEASE REFER TONo. WD2-2102CANADADEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATIONIMMIGRATION BRANCH(In duplicate)Winnipeg, Man.July 12,1951.Dear Sir:Mr. Leon Streifler, 289 Pritchard Ave., Winnipeg, Man.R. N. Munroe, District Superintendent of Immigration.Your application for the admission to Canada of the following person(s) has been approved: - Salomon Heiss, wife Sarah and child Erika of Newe Haim, Hadera, Israel.In order to secure visa to enter Canada, it is necessary that the above-named be in good health, of good character and otherwise able to meet our requirements, which include possession of a valid passport or travel document establishing identity.You are asked to forward this letter to the proposed immigrant(s) who should keep it carefully for presentation, when so requested, to the Canadian Government Immigration Mission, 19-21 Franz Josefkai, Salzburg.The above-mentioned official is aware of the approval of your application and he will communicate with the proposed immigrant(s) in the near future to arrange for completion of medical and other formalities.Present immigration facilities are very favourable but there is no assurance that this situation will continue indefinitely. It is therefore essential that arrangements be completed for the proposed immigrant(s) to come forward as soon as possible.Yours very truly,Read automatically; may contain mistakes.

Language

English

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