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to Sylvia Weiner
12 September 1943
Weiner, Morris "Moe", 1909-1988
Moe went to the Lutheran Service Club where he played a good game of ping-pong. Then the next morning he called Sylvia and felt very chipper afterward.
GLC09414.0778
20 November 1943
Moe responds to Sylvia's letters, he assures her that wherever he goes he always reminded of something back home, no matter how different it is. He understands her wanting to join the A.R.C. He says it will be very demanding and will require a lot of...
GLC09414.0827
29 December 1943
Moe writes that he received a card from the Red Cross telling him Anne Levine had made a donation in his honor. He doesn't know quite how to take this information. He notes that it has been nine years since he first entered the army. He has wonderful...
GLC09414.0892
8 January 1944
Moe explains that they will have two weeks of day work and then two weeks of night work. He also repeats the advice he gave Sylvia earlier about joining the Red Cross: do whatever you feel best.
GLC09414.0914
Moe tells Sylvia once again that she must decide for herself if she wants to join the Red Cross. He writes also that he is glad his parents liked the gifts she bought them.
GLC09414.0915
February 13, 1944
Moe describes more of London. He has been hanging out with another soldier who recommended some good restaurants., and introduced him to a Mrs. Malcolm who used to run a Red Cross show.
GLC09414.0984
February 16, 1944
Moe is overwhelmed by the number of letters he has to answer. He tells Sylvia she must keep better hours so she can get up on time. He tells her some English colloquialisms that he has learned and says he will write to Hilda Selm whom Sylvia heard is...
GLC09414.0988
13 August 1944
Moe was reading "How Green Was My Valley?" he also went to a U.S.O show with Jack, but said it wasn't very good. He imagined that they walked over the bridge and had a soda.
GLC09414.1171
27 September 1944
Moe attended a service where the chaplain said he wanted to set aside money for the Jewish Children's fund. He tells her not to worry about Jack's letter to Lil in which he tries to prepare her for the fact that he may not be home as soon as the war...
GLC09414.1212
7 March 1945
Moe received another package from his mother but has received so many, has not had time to open them all. He also says Sylvia's organization ought to focus on veterans' rights.
GLC09414.1345
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