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Victor Kugler emigrates to Canada

In 1955, Victor Kugler emigrated to Canada.

Event

June 2, 1955

43.73565 N -79.42356 E

Toronto

Canada

Victor Kugler left for Canada in 1955, with his second wife and in-laws. In the months before his departure, Kugler put various goods up for sale in the newspaper, including a green Ford Taunus[1] car, a Goggo scooter[2] and a Carl-Zeiss microscope.[3]

He received his entry visa number ZE 17878 at The Hague on 26 May 1955. He left Rotterdam on 2 June on the S.S. Ryndam and arrived in Quebec on 23 June. He took CAN$1645 with him and indicated his intention to work as a merchant. He and his wife initially stayed with his brother-in-law in Ontario.[4]

The following addresses of Victor Kugler are known in Canada:

  • 1220 Alexandra Avenue, Lakeview, Ontario (1955).[5]
  • 112 Ravencrest Drive, Toronto 18, Ontario, Belmont 3-7613 (1956)[6]
  • 22 Braeburn Avenue, Weston Ontario (1963).[7]
  • 43 Braywin Drive, Weston Ontario (1974).[8]
  • 40 Panorama Court, Apartment 1110, Rexdale, Ontario (1981).[9]

In a 1977 Televizier report[10] it was stated that after moving to Canada, Kugler worked there as an electrician. Further details on this are lacking, but it is known that he was trained in this area.[11]

He lived in Canada until his death in 1981.[12]

Footnotes

  1. ^ “Auto’s, rijwielen en vaartuigen”, De Telegraaf, 7 april 1955.
  2. ^ “Auto’s, rijwielen en vaartuigen”, De Telegraaf, 26 april 1955.
  3. ^ “Diversen”, De Telegraaf, 23 april 1955.
  4. ^ Immigration Refugees Cititzenship Canada (IRCC): Canadian Immigration Card Victor Kugler, 1955.
  5. ^ IRCC: Canadian Immigration Card Victor Kugler, 1955. Dit is het adres van zijn zwager Simon van Langen.  
  6. ^ .Anne Frank Stichting (AFS), Anne Frank Collectie (AFC), Otto Frank Archief (OFA), reg. code OFA_080: Victor Kugler aan Otto Frank, 10 december 1956.
  7. ^ AFS, AFC, reg. code OFA_080: Victor Kugler aan Centraal Afwikkelingsbureau Duitse Schadeclaims, 23 januari 1963.
  8. ^ AFS, AFC, reg. code OFA_080: Victor Kugler aan Berth & Co., 17 januari 1974.
  9. ^ AFS, AFC, reg. code A_Kugler_I_050: Overlijdensakte van Victor Kugler.
  10. ^ Interview Victor Kugler, Televizier Magazine, 3 mei 1977.
  11. ^ AFS, AFC, reg. code A_Kugler_I_022: Lehrbrief Handwerkskammer te Münster van Victor Kugler, 7 september 1920.
  12. ^ Alex Rose, The Canadian who helped shelter Anne Frank, The Canadian Jewish News, 30 april 2019.