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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0090 Author/Creator: Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) Place Written: [Brooklyn, New York] Type: Typed letter signed Date: 25 August 1943 Pagination: 2 p. ; 28 x 21.7 cm. Order a Copy

Sylvia writes that she misses going to the movies with him. She went into the field for work the day before. Wants to talk with him about world events, and discusses the question of Litvinov being recalled.

Maksim Litvinov- Russian official who wanted closer ties with the West. Persuaded FDR to recognize the USSR.

Weiner, Morris "Moe," 1909-1988
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008
Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977
Litvinov, M. M. (Maksim Maksimovich), 1876-1951

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