Wonderfulest little girl in the world
The romance between Alex and Sylvia may be a wonderful relationship to explore, but I find it even more moving when I see “father” as Alex’s primary role in these … Continue reading
It’s not as classy
Darling Sweetheart, This the stationery I mentioned I had ordered for myself and your mother about three or four months ago. It was delivered just the other day. It’s not … Continue reading
Best of NY
I want to point out that while this blog may have the presumptive title “Brooklyn in Love and at War,” what we are reading is the smallest sliver of a … Continue reading
From Renato
Here is a letter from Renato, Alex’s brother in-law (he was married to Anna, Alex’s oldest sister). Together, they had a son named Edward. My dear Ales, I am very … Continue reading
Happy New Year!…? Have a drink
Happy New Year! To kick off 2011 I will post a letter written on January 4th, 1945. I do realize how weird that sentence sounds. Even though the Times Square … Continue reading
Thanksgiving
I have a lot to be thankful for. Thanksgiving is a time that brings all parts of my family together and a time when the city comes to life in … Continue reading
Nov. 20, 1943
This is a pretty long letter. I omitted a few pages that were between Sylvia’s letter and Adrienne’s addition because they were written in Hungarian. This was a collaborative letter … Continue reading
Veterans Day
Yesterday was Veteran’s Day! This day commemorates the WWI armistice on November 11, 1919. It has a bit of a funny history, I’ve learned today. Originally deemed Armistice Day to … Continue reading
Eugene
In the second post on this blog I briefly introduced you all to Eugene, Alex’s older brother. Now I’m going to share a letter from him. Eugene fled Italy after … Continue reading
Just a vague suspicion
Dearly Beloved, No mail from you this morning – so I presume you must be on the ship for those few days as you wrote me. But I shall expect … Continue reading
