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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0020 Author/Creator: Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008 Place Written: Brooklyn, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 May 1943 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 23.5 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Written at 12 Midnight at home. Sylvia says she received letters and pictures from him, as well as her allotment check. The picture makes her feel "warm and cold" because it brought her close to him yet he is not actually with her.

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

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