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Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008 to Morris "Moe" Weiner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0048 Author/Creator: Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008 Place Written: Brooklyn, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 May 1943 Pagination: 7 p. : Height: 21.5 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

Sylvia tells Moe about a confrontation between some drunken Englishmen and other people who had been on the street in front of the store. Is angry that the Englishmen were saying the Americans have not suffered as they have.

Weiner, Morris "Moe," 1909-1988
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008

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