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| Paul Richter, [Big] Irene Richter, Joe Kohn, Ma Shlomo, Hanna Vineland 1942 |
1955, Dally and Ma were living in Lakewood, NJ. Opi and Omi, Ma's parents, lived with them. Hanni, was already married and living in Williamsburg with her husband Duddy Fischer and their little Mamele (Irene). Shlomo was learning in Yeshiva.
During that winter Ma went to spend some time with her cousins, the Richters, Paul and Irene, at their chicken farm in Vineland, NJ.
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| Shlomo Stroh enjoying Vineland with his children 1965 |
Dally joined Ma for שבת in Vineland. Omi and Opi remained in Lakewood to look after the younger children, Judy and Dov.
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| Hanna and Judy Vineland December 1944 |
Following is a letter penned by Opi in Lakewood to his daughter Ma in Vineland. The letter is written on the stationary of the family business, the Atlantic Bag Company.
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| A letter from Opi Kaufmann in Lakewood to his daughter Ma in Vineland |
English translation of the letter originally written in German.
ב"ה
Unser Liebe Cillushkau עמ"ש
We received your letter of the 17th. Didn't you leave the house to get some rest? Bottom line, it is obvious from your letters that your thoughts are here as if you are not really in Vineland. The truth is ב"ה you really have no reason to be so concerned, the dear children as you know, and as I have written in my last card are really "gut und brav". I am using the same words as in my recent correspondence. I can hardly tell you how attentive and "brav" Yudile [Yehudis Gestetner nee Stroh] is. You don't have to say a thing, she just does everything um mm to make sure that Dovile gets to bed on time, she is in bed with him by 7 o’clock. The next day she is dressed by 7:15, that way she can help Dovile prepare his things before her bus arrives. Therefore dear Cillushkah you can relax.
I was at the doctor Monday evening he found me to be healthy ב"ה. I also feel well ב"ה. Dear Momma is also feeling well ב"ה.
It’s a good thing you didn’t send any hens with Mrs. Beigeleisen. When dear Edwin will be by you for שבת he can bring them along, why bother others? The 15 [hens] that Dear Edwin brought were "herlich" nice and large. Dear Edwin was in New York yesterday he brought with the three largest hens and three dozen eggs. He can’t stop talking about how sweet Mamele [Irene Fischer-Steinmetz] is.
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Dearest Cillushkah if you don’t receive any letters from me don’t be concerned, you know how it is often there is just nothing to write, you know we love you dearly, do I have to write it to you daily.
Regards and Kisses to Dear Irene [Richter] שתחי' and Dear Paul [Richter] נר"ו and also to Family Fischer [of Vineland].
Regards and Kisses to Dear Irene [Richter] שתחי' and Dear Paul [Richter] נר"ו and also to Family Fischer [of Vineland].
Kissing You Dear Cillushkah
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