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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0087 Author/Creator: Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008 Place Written: Brooklyn, New York Type: Typed letter signed Date: 23 August 1943 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 18 cm, Width: 13.5 cm Order a Copy

Sylvia talks about how he liked the lipstick kiss she sent in a previous letter. Plans to go to a union meeting tonight. Her sister is on her way to being married again. Says her fiancé Ben is very nice. Discusses whether Ben or her father will pay for the divorce, as Sam, her sister's first husband will not. Discusses the problems between her sister (Mad) and her parents and herself. Reports on her brother Alvin in the army.

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

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