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8 August 1944
Gellis, Joe, fl. 1944
to Sylvia
Gellis complains about being sent to France. He also mentions that he lost weight.
GLC09414.1595
12 August 1944
Helfinstein, Jack, fl. 1944
Jack writes that his foot is completely healed. He says they usually snack on food Sylvia has sent. He also tells her to refrain from asking personal questions in her letters because he shows them to Moe.
GLC09414.1596
25 September 1944
Jack writes that while he misses looking at New York girls, French women are very satisfying to look at. He also says that in the army you eat together, sleep together and work together and yet somehow manage to stand each other.
GLC09414.1597
19 October 1944
Jack, Mad's ex-husband, is very concerned about David and his whereabouts. He writes that it is not unreasonable of him to have regular updates on David. He also wants to know David's current address.
GLC09414.1598
23 November 1944
Vandervelde, Iris, fl. 1944
This letter is from the married daughter of the family Moe and Jack visited over Passover, Iris. She writes that she has heard so much about Sylvia and hopes they can meet one day. She also writes that her own husband has been in the army.
GLC09414.1599
28 August 1943
pictures of mock battle at Fort Lewis
This clipping was most likely sent from Moe to Sylvia, to illustrate the training they do at Fort Lewis.
GLC09414.1602
1929-1945
Pre-application Form for National Service Life Insurance
This is Moe's pre-application form for national service life insurance. It includes address, birthday, enlistment date, Sylvia's information and his mother's information.
GLC09414.1603
Rosalinda Program
Moe often sent the program of the play he attended with the letters that he describes them in.
GLC09414.1604
Oxford-What to do and how to see it
When Moe went to Oxford he must have sent this guide to Sylvia along with one of his letters.
GLC09414.1605
listing of service stations throughout US
A card that lists service stations in the US and in Canada.
GLC09414.1607
to unknown
This is a fragment (torn page) of a letter that mention Jim's address and refers to Archie
GLC09414.1610
Weiner, Morris "Moe", 1909-1988
to Sylvia Weiner
Moe wonders whether Archie has been shipped out yet. He says he is glad Sylvia and Rose are hitting it off. This is pages 5-7 of a letter.
GLC09414.1611
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008
to Moe Weiner
Sylvia describes Frank and Lillian's house at great length. She says she met Ben's kid brother, and spoke to Marge. This is page 2 of a letter that Sylvia wrote at work
GLC09414.1612
Information For Dependency Allowance Applicants
Official information for Moe's dependent, (Sylvia) on when and how she will receive payments from the army.
GLC09414.1613
Kurtzner, H.M., fl. 1943
Notice informing Moe he is now a soldier in the US Army
Instructions about what will happen now that Moe is a soldier. This letter provides information on what to bring and what items he will be given
GLC09414.1614
20 February 1943
Check
Check for Brooklyn Life Insurance for $1.61
GLC09414.1632
[Piece of wallpaper]
A piece of Marge's wallpaper with sketches of U.S Army trucks in the background, and what looks like a conquistador.
GLC09414.1642
24 August 1945
Menu
Menu from the Hotels Seiler Zermatt, most likely from Moe to Sylvia. The Hotels Seiler Zermatt was most likely a hotel he stayed in.
GLC09414.1647
1941-1945
Placemat from the Terminal Restaurant in Saint Paul Minnesota
Placemat from the Terminal Restaurant in Saint Paul Minnesota, it features a map of all the training bases in the U.S.
GLC09414.1648
1943-1944
Photograph of Sylvia and Moe Weiner
Taken in late 1943, or early 1944 the two are standing by the water, Moe is in uniform.
GLC09414.1650
Photograph of Moe Weiner
There is no date on the photo, Moe stands in uniform by a sign.
GLC09414.1652
Photograph Alvin Greenfield
Alvin stands in between two other airmen in uniform.
GLC09414.1655
March 1943
Photograph of Alvin Greenfield
Al stands to the far left in a group with four other unidentified men. They are wearing long coats on the Boardwalk at Atlantic City
GLC09414.1656
5 November 1944
Moe received a letter from Marge. He is glad that Joe's condition has improved, and is very surprised that his uncle Irving has the same affliction as her father.
GLC09414.1245
6 November 1944
Moe reports that someone tried to light a fire in the stove and it broke down. He apologizes for the short letters he has been writing lately, and reacts to the news that Lil is pregnant.
GLC09414.1246
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