Letter

itemSeptember 17, 1947

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Letter — **Montreal Holocaust Museum** · small copy hosted here: www.cjhn.ca blocks its images on other sites · full-size image ↗ · view and cite at source ↗

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Held by: Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates: September 17, 1947 (indexed as 1947)
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Extent: Letter : Paper : printed, typed : Ink : beige, black, purple ; Ht: 25,4 cm x W: 20,3 cm
Scope & content: 1 page horizontal document. One-sided. Official letter typed on the purple header of the Immigration Branch of the Department of Mines and Resources adressed to Mrs. Janet Weiss concerning her sister Lea (Leah?) Erman's new address. Narrative: Leah Erman was a dressmaker in Opatow (Poland) before the war. During World War II, she was forced to live in a ghetto in Sandomierz (Poland) with her husband, Saul and their son Meir. In 1943, Leah and her son were sent to Starachowice labor camp (Poland). In 1944, the labour camp was liquidated and the prisoners still able to work were sent to Auschwitz (Poland). Upon arrival, Leah was separated from Meir. They both survived the Holocaust and Leah immigrated came to Montreal from Austria.Her son first went to Palestine and later immigrated to Montreal. Saul was killed in Sachsenhausen concentration camp (Germany) in 1945.
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In the picture: Coat of Arms Document Emblem Family Government Immigrant Immigration Letter Letterhead Office Work Printed Signature TypewrittenTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
Text in the image: Department of Mines and ResourcesIMMIGRATION BRANCHIN YOUR REPLY REFER TONo. A87174CANADAATLANTIC DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTOTTAWA, September 17th, 1947Dear Madam:Yours truly,H. U. McCrumDistrict SuperintendentMrs. Janet Weiss,2724 St. Catherine Road,Montreal 26, P.Q.I am in receipt of your letter of the 9th instant, in connection with your application for the admission to Canada from Austria of your sister, Lea Erman, and note that you furnish a new address for her.In this connection I may say that we have already been informed of this change of address and the necessary instructions have been transmitted to our officers overseas.cjhn.caRead automatically; may contain mistakes.
Language: English
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