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27 January 1945
Weiner, Morris "Moe", 1909-1988
to Sylvia Weiner
Moe says he avoiding inspection, and went to the fights. He woke up to find it had snowed a lot, and learned that Zas has been discharged.
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28 February 1945
Moe was able to stay awake the whole night of his detail, and reports he had to receive more shots.
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8 March 1945
Moe tells Sylvia that she did well on her exam and any errors were out of carelessness not a lack of intelligence. He also talks about the time he took the examiner's exam.
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16 March 1945
Moe responds to Sylvia's letters by assuring her that time and distance have not distorted his picture of her. He mentions David's (her nephew) recent antics and compares it to things Marge did as an infant. He also wonders what Ada's new job is.
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17 March 1945
Moe notes that it is St. Patrick's Day. He says he knows that any praise Sylvia gives him is biased, and that he is not so eloquent as she thinks. Sylvia has complained about a pen, in a recent letter and he asks which pen she has been complaining...
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22 March 1945
Moe reacts to the news that they have to move again. He tells Sylvia that they just have to go with the flow and the only thing constant in life is change.
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3 April 1945
Moe answers Sylvia's question in regard to what word was deleted in a previous letter. Apparently he made a reference to how slow the mail can be and how one might sneak in or get through the blockade, someone actually censored the word "blockade."
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10 April 1945
Moe says he played ping pong, and reminds Sylvia to take the ping pong table when she moves. He also acknowledges how hard it is, no matter what the circumstances.
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21 April 1945
Moe says he passed inspection, so he went looking for a cafe with good champagne. He also discusses Plum Paint with her.
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22 April 1945
Moe writes at great length of the difficulty of getting ping pong balls. He also says that the weather has also changed (it has suddenly become chilly).
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