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to Morris "Moe" Weiner
February 10, 1945
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008
Sylvia received a letter from Sam B. saying he hopes he can meet Moe.
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February 12, 1945
Sylvia visited with Mad, and played with David and Daniel. She also mentioned Bess.
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February 13, 1945
Sylvia recounts her visit with Olga.
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February 14, 1945
This letter is form valentines' day, and in it Sylvia thanks Moe for the flowers he sent. Sylvia also mentions that she is planning to go to a lecture on psychoanalysis with Sarah F.
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February 16, 1945
Sylvia writes about how on the way to the lecture she stopped at a bar and read a book on the psycho. While there she was approached by a strange woman who talked about her mother's impact on her.
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Sylvia tells Moe that it was a slow day at work, and that she went to see his parents. She also mentions that she learned that Joe is not feeling good again.
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February 18, 1945
Sylvia describes a play at the Provincetown Playhouse called "The Sorcerer."
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February 19, 1945
Sylvia saw Alfred, Alice and Archer at Mad's. She describes them as "divine." She also refers to a letter of Moe's in which a guy is sentenced to life imprisonment for refusing to drill.
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February 20, 1945
Sylvia went to a Selective Services Board meeting.
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February 21, 1945
Sylvia heard that Moe is out of the danger area through Marge. She also responds to his letters and remarks on the good job the Russians have done.
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February 24, 1945
Sylvia heard from Marge that a guy in Moe's unit got furlough.
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February 25, 1945
Sylvia went to the theater with Bess and Ruth.
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February 26, 1945
Sylvia complains about her boss. She says that her boss thinks she is more attractive than Sylvia is.
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February 27, 1945
Sylvia describes her marriage to Moe as "ideal."
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1 March 1945
Sylvia had shish kabobs with Sarah F. and Esther S.
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Sylvia thanks Moe for the Chanel no. 5, she says it makes her feel like a kept woman.
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2 March 1945
This note is within a card that features a Russian couple in traditional costume. The card was "Produced for Russian War Relief, Inc." Within the note Sylvia thanks Moe for the perfume he sent her again.
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Sylvia mentions his mother, Ben and Eddie.
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3 March 1945
Sylvia went to Mad's house, she also bought Moe some cracker jack, then responded to his letters.
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4 March 1945
Sylvia notes that Moe has been in the service for two years and does not want it to be a third year.
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5 March 1945
Sylvia mentioned Bess and Ruth and the psychiatric files she must go over. She has just received ten letters from him.
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6 March 1945
Sylvia went to Mad's house for dinner, and has read four of his letters so far.
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7 March 1945
Sylvia informs Moe that they are being evicted because the landlord wants to move someone else in. She spoke with a lawyer who said the landlord has to give her at least eight months since she is the wife of a soldier.
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9 March 1945
Sylvia has dinner with her parents, and visits with Ruth.
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10 March 1945
Sylvia mentioned seeing Ben, and told Mom and Pop about their having to move.
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11 March 1945
Sylvia tells Moe that Ruth came over for lunch.
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12 March 1945
Sylvia went to Bess's for dinner, she also met a Ms. Pratt who has a connection to the Pratt Institute. Sylvia also visited her mother and dad.
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13 March 1945
Sylvia responds to several letters of Moe's.
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March 31, 1945
Sylvia is writing from Boston, and she gives brief details of her train ride.
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1 April 1945
Sylvia went to the movies with Marge and Joe. She enjoyed the short that was put out by the state department about a peace organization.
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2 April 1945
Sylvia took a lot of pictures with Marge and Joe and promised to send them to Moe. She also visited the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum.
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3 April 1945
Sylvia apologizes for not having written sooner, she explains how busy she has been.
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4 April 1945
Sylvia discusses their upcoming eviction.
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6 April 1945
Sylvia talks about going to school for social work. She also went to a lecture on how the family might influence the psyche.
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Sylvia went to Lillian Ruff's house where they have a comprehensive catalogue of recordings to choose from.
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7 April 1945
Sylvia went to Bess's, and has Dorine over later. She lets Dorine sleep in Moe's bed because the baby wears her out.
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9 April 1945
Sylvia discussed Freud with Bess, and went to Mad's
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Sylvia gave an old suit of Adele's to Marge.
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10 April 1945
Sylvia describes a meeting of the draft boards she attended, and responds to various letters.
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11 April 1945
Sylvia had a very busy day at the office, followed by dinner with her parents.
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12 April 1945
Sylvia laments Roosevelt's death.
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13 April 1945
Sylvia described the mood at the office, then visited Sarah F. whose mother is very ill. She talked about Esther wanting to marry her boyfriend who always comes up with one excuse or another.
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14 April 1945
Sylvia mentions money troubles, and recounts watching Roosevelt's funeral.
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16 April 1945
This is a letter fragment in which Sylvia notes that it is her last night in the house.
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1929-1945
This is a letter fragment in which Sylvia responds to letters she has received. Mentions a letter in which Moe gave her insight in how to deal with her supervisor.
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17 April 1945
Sylvia describes the final process of moving out.
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20 April 1945
Sylvia writes that her father's illness is acting up again.
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21 April 1945
Sylvia mentions a suit she looks really good in and an Italian restaurant she tried with girlfriends.
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22 April 1945
Sylvia spent time with Bess, Mad and Ben. She heard that the Russians are in Berlin.
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23 April 1945
Sylvia mentioned Bess and her parents.
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