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Weiner, Morris "Moe" (1909-1988) to Sylvia Weiner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0879 Author/Creator: Weiner, Morris "Moe" (1909-1988) Place Written: England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 December 1943 Pagination: 1 p. : V-Mail ; 11.5 x 14 cm. Order a Copy

Moe asks about the Bar Mitzvah and tells Sylvia that she needn't worry about how she looks because no one has clothes as good as her and none of them wear clothes as well as she does.

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

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