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Greenfield, Alvin, 1924-1946 to Sylvia Weiner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.1541 Author/Creator: Greenfield, Alvin, 1924-1946 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 March 1943 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 14.5 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Alvin just learned that Moe is in Salem, Oregon. He also learned that Algerian Jews had their citizenship revoked. He says this bothers him greatly for if he fought alongside a Frenchman, he would have no regard for him.

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