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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0088 Author/Creator: Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) Place Written: [Brooklyn, New York] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 August 1943 Pagination: 7 p. ; 18 x 13.5 cm. Order a Copy

Sylvia says she and some girl friends are having a meeting of "The Lonely Hearts Club." She is happy the weekend is over, because it is better to be occupied at work. Talks about her family and what they are doing, and makes comments to him in Yiddish.

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

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