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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0109 Author/Creator: Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) Place Written: [Brooklyn, New York] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 September 1943 Pagination: 6 p. ; 20 x 12.6 cm. Order a Copy

Written at 8:00 PM at home. Sylvia reacts to the news that Moe will be deployed out of Fort Lewis. He should know that wherever she is; she is forever loving and thinking of him and picking up pins (for good luck). She took David (sister Mad's son) with her and comments on how much fun it is to watch him and see his mind grow.

Fort Lewis is an Army base in Tacoma, Washington.
The Brooklyn Paramount Theatre Opened in 1928 and was a movie and live show venue at the intersection of Flatbush and DeKalb Avenues in downtown Brooklyn, New York.

Weiner, Morris "Moe," 1909-1988
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008
Hellman, Lillian, 1905-1984

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