Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) to Morris "Moe" Weiner
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0116 Author/Creator: Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) Place Written: [Brooklyn, New York] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 September 1943 Pagination: 6 p. ; 19.2 x 14.5 cm. Order a Copy
Sylvia is writing on the new writing paper she got for her birthday. She went to see "Watch on the Rhine," reminds Moe that she has already seen the play. Calls this the finest movie she has ever seen. She says that for the first time you see in the movie a discussion of the Spanish War and the Germans and Italians fighting on the side of the Republic. Reports on family activities.
Spanish Loyalists-also known as the Republicans who fought in the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 against Francisco Franco leader of the Nationalists.
"The Constant Nymph"-1943 Romantic drama film.
"Watch on the Rhine"-1943 American drama film.
Thomas Jefferson-Third President of the United States.
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