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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.1336 Author/Creator: Weiner, Morris "Moe", 1909-1988 Place Written: France Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 25, 1945 Pagination: 6 p. : envelope Height: 15 cm, Width: 23 cm Order a Copy

Moe says he is sorry it has been so cold in New York. He writes at great length about strength and the stoics who believed we got stronger upon exposure to pain. He declares that she needed this separation to realize how strong she really was.

Weiner, Morris "Moe," 1909-1988

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