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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.1296 Author/Creator: Weiner, Morris "Moe", 1909-1988 Place Written: France Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 December 1944 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 15 cm, Width: 23 cm Order a Copy

Moe says he has been guarding German prisoners for the past three days, and has a hard time believing that they have hurt people. He describes them as meek as lambs. But at the same time he has no sympathy for them.

Weiner, Morris "Moe," 1909-1988

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