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6 August 1944
Diamond, Sidney (1925-1944)
to Estelle Spero
Diamond describes an essay that he had read by Charles Sank about the Jewish people.
GLC09120.473
21 August 1944
Diamond discusses the books that he has been reading and describes the U.S.O. show that he had seen the night before.
GLC09120.483
27 August 1944
Diamond apologizes for having upset Estelle. He also informs her that the portrait of the two of them together has been completed, but complains that he bears no resemblance to the picture. He discusses the books that he has read recently.
GLC09120.488
14 September 1944
Diamond, Sidney (1925-1945)
Diamond mentions that he has been reading Montaigne's "Selected Essays", which leads to a discussion of the problems pertaining to a potential "victory" over Japan.
GLC09120.503
24 September 1944
Diamond uses his reading of Montaigne's "Essays" to try and solve Estelle's friend Jan's "problem".
GLC09120.513
May 1938
League of American Writers
Writers Take Sides
One edition of "Writers Take Sides" published by the League of the American Writers dated May 1938. Contains 418 authors' perspectives on the Spanish Civil War. Includes excerpts from Ernest Hemingway, Dashiell Hammett, Pearl S. Buck, Earl Browder...
GLC09640.109
7 December 1944
Weiner, Morris "Moe" (1909-1988)
to Sylvia Weiner
Moe says Sylvia's descriptions of the East side bring it back vividly for him. He also asks for a subscription to the New York Times. He says he still hopes to see Paris one day, but he hasn't had time to study French.
GLC09414.1276
6 December 1944
Moe and Jack sat down and tried to teach themselves French with the grammar book they got, but Moe does not think he will ever acquire a French accent.
GLC09414.1286
24 January 1945
Moe report that he studied some French and added a few vocabulary words to his repertoire. He writes that the Russians continue to go forward, and that he went to the photographer's to see how the proofs came out.
GLC09414.1317
5 February 1945
Moe says he read a book about abolitionists. He also says he enjoyed Sylvia's description of the Rosenblum home, though it sounds like they have too many hobbies.
GLC09414.1329
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