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Category: Translation - German
Approval Date: 2/1/2026 1:31 PM
Family Surname:

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This is one of five pages that I am posting, taken from various letters written by the relative of a cousin.

I would greatly appreciate a translation of whatever can be read.

I apologize for the poor quality of the scans, and for the condition of some of the pages, including those that have pieces missing and have tears across the middle. Whatever you can make out will be very helpful.

There may be some sprinklings of Hebrew. Please just ignore those.

Thank you in advance.

Response

2/14/2026 12:25 PM

genug davon. Nicht schrecklich? Auch die
Leute von der Werkstatt, die alle nur
standesamtlich getraut sind u. nicht (hebrew)
haben, fahren mit dem nächsten illega-
len Schiff nach (hebrew?). Wie es dort aus-
sehen wird ist gar nicht gut auszudenken.
Dass daran die Orthodoxie Schuld ist glaube
ich schon gar nicht. Nein der Einfluss der
Masse mit dem (hebrew) als Anführer
ist viel verlockender als (hebrew).
Glaubst Du nicht auch? Doch nun bin
ich ganz vom Thema abgekommen. Was meinst
Du soll ich trotzdem in die Werkstatt
zurückgehen. Es ist nicht so einfach für mich.
Ich weiss nicht wieso. Wir sind so
anders erzogen als ihr(?)...................
..........zu leben. Deshalb hoffe
ich dass ich, wenn es sein ....(hebrew?).
auch solche Kämpfe überstehe.
Wie das ist mit den Leute in A(?) ...
verschieden(?) ist. Nachmittag: ... ich mit Frau Wotisk(?) (hebrew)
(hebrew) mit (hebrew) u. (hebrew) u. da es allein
nichts(?) war, habe ich mir Hanny....

upside down:
Entschuldige bitte dass ich mit Bleistift schreibe
aber Vaty(?) schreibt mit der Feder und da
left side from top to bottom:
ich was schreiben will, bleibt mir nichts anderes übrig.
right side from bottom to top:
nochmals Grüsse und Kuss von Lea

Best regards
Gelwine Ropelius
Hamburg,Germany

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