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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0098 Author/Creator: Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) Place Written: [Brooklyn, New York] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 September 1943 Pagination: 3 p. ; 18 x 13.5 cm. Order a Copy

Written at 10:30 PM at home. Sylvia talks about it being the 4th anniversary of World War II [September 1, 1939]. Her mother called on the telephone and cried because her brother Alvin has just been classified as a pilot. Talks about what friends are doing.

Weiner, Morris "Moe," 1909-1988
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008
Astaire, Fred, 1899-1987

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