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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0130 Author/Creator: Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008 Place Written: Brooklyn, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 11, 1944 Pagination: 5 p. : Height: 22.8 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

Written at 11:00 PM at home. Sylvia remembers riding in the car with Moe, just being happy he was with her. Recalls past New Year's Days and how they didn't realize that the events of the world would affect their lives. She had a difficult day at work. But came home to a warm, clean, cheerful house, with David, her nephew, running to meet her with a dirty face.

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

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