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Weiner, Morris "Moe", 1909-1988 to Sylvia Weiner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0851 Author/Creator: Weiner, Morris "Moe", 1909-1988 Place Written: England Type: V-Mail Date: 7 December 1943 Pagination: 1 p. : V-Mail Height: 11.5 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

Moe recalls the Sunday afternoon war was declared. They took a walk with Paul and Bess and walked near Manhattan Beach, then turned on the radio to find out the news that would change the course of their lives.

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

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