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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.1179 Author/Creator: Weiner, Morris "Moe", 1909-1988 Place Written: France Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 August 1944 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 15 cm, Width: 23 cm Order a Copy

Moe writes that it is looking more and more probable that the war will soon end. He says that the bells are ringing to celebrate the liberation of Paris. He remembers one evening shortly before the fall of France with Alice and Al.

Weiner, Morris "Moe," 1909-1988

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