Letters from Lida - 42

Dear children!

Thank God, I can congratulate you, Lisa gave birth to the baby boy without complications at night on 19^th of this month. Wednesday morning we received a telegram from Boria, and then a letter from Boria, Schena, and Dina where they write that everything went without complications and that Lisa feels well. Boria also writes that the boy is beautiful but the Bris cannot be now because he has to gain some weight, his weight is only 5 pounds. Frida was planning to go to visit her but because we have a very cold frost she is afraid to leave me alone in a cold, and Papa cannot be on a cold at all and that is why she did not go. As soon as, God’s will, it would not be so cold, on the first occasion she will go and will try to spend there about two weeks to get to the Bris and clean up. She <Lisa> is still in the hospital. Congratulations on your guest and please give heartfelt regards from all of us. We have now very significant cold. Papa feels better but still is not supposed to go out in the cold. Dorechka, I am planning to write you a letter in details, but today I just don’t have time. Be healthy and happy according to the wish of loving you mama Revekka.

 My dearest!

Congratulations to all of you with the birth of your new nephew. Let God him to bring us only health and joy. Dorechka, we never had such cold winter as this year –it is –20 –-25^o<-4 ^o - -13 ^o F>. It is very cold, we use a lot of firewood and it is still cold in the rooms. I am afraid to be late to send this letter. With loving kisses, loving you all, Frida. Gitel does not stop thinking about you, dear Dorechka. Every day she writes you letters asking you to come and writes that she is coming to see you.  She, thank God, is a very good and smart girl. She fills the whole house with joy and happiness. Next time I will try to write you more. Dorechka, write to us how do you work and how do you live. Do not be shy and eat at Fanya’s for now. I am writing this because I know you too well. Fanechka, look after her, make sure that she doesn’t go hungry, she is so timid. With loving kisses, Your Frida.  

This letter can be dated by the October 1936 letter that mentions Lisa’s pregnancy [letter 20]. That it refers to this pregnancy & not another can be inferred by the advice to Dora – as if  her arrival in Palestine is still recent – and by mention of their father’s condition, which was also a topic of other letters from this year. The 19^th to which it refers is mos likely January 19, 1937.