Letters from Lida - 117

Tiberias, June 4, 1940

 My dear Ones, from a card, which we got yesterday from Helene Fried (Silberberg) and which contained your address, we had to hear of the death of your dear father, dear Josef. The news quite shattered me, especially in regard to your poor mother. Is your Max still in Germany? Then she’d still have support. – You must also be very worried about your dear Betty. Was she still Driebergen, and when did you last  hear from her? Each of us has his own load of worries about his nearest and dearest. I’ve heard nothing from my own parents since mid-March. That is, that letter arrived here a few weeks later. By the grapevine, through friends who have in the meantime made it to Bolivia, I heard that in mid-April they were still in Breslau. I don’t even know what to wish for on their behalf.  Even knowing they were right now  underway wouldn’t be an unalloyed joy, because, not even regarding the dangers of the voyage, one doesn’t know what the next day will bring us here either.

 We are healthy, I hope the same for you. Please write us soon.

 Many cordial greetings,

Your Helene

 

My Dears!  The news of your dear father’s passing affected me deeply! It woke so many memories of past times on Pappendamm, times that now seem decades in the past! – Do you have any more detailed news? Let us hear from you and stay well.

 Cordially

Your Peretz? [signature very hard to read]