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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 12:28 PM

Die ganze Familie Sternfeld ist schon weg u. noch so andere Familien
zu dem (hebrew) war die Grosse Schul fast leer.
ich endlich schliessen, damit Bety(?) (hebrew) auch dranschreiben kann. Und
nun bleib gesund. Viele herzl.[iche] Grüsse von Deiner
Schreibe recht bald. Lea
Hermina(?)Löbl ist auch schon in (hebrew) u. Lizzi Sternfeld auch in (hebrew)
S.P. In der Schule geht es (hebrew) gut. Spitzers(?) sind schon in (hebrew) u. haben
sogar schon beide eine Anstellung. Er ist (hebrew) in einer Schul u. sie Köchin
in der Mensa. Rab. Fleischmann war auch in (hebrew) ist aber wieder zu-
rückgekommen. Er fährt aber höchstwahrscheinlich zurück. ..... Husdor-
fer(?) hat schon einen Sohn u. Milka(?) Gottesmann(?) ist in (hebrew) u. hat eine
2 Monate alte Tochter. Charlotte oder Schendel Mannheim ist verheiratet.
Hanele(?) Groninger hat in .... den Groten... betreten. Sonst
weiss ich keine Lokalnachrichten nur irgend sehr süsses. Nämlich
Puppel an den Du Dich noch sicher erinnern wirst ist jetzt 4 Jahre (hebrew)
u. geht (hebrew) u. kann schon perfekt.....Unlängst hat er die
(hebrew) mit ..... gelernt u. als er nach Hause kam fragte ihn ......,
jetzt 8 Jahre, ob er weiss, was eine (hebrew) ist. Puppe denkt nach u. hält
die Hand so wie nachdenkend an die Stirn u. sagt nachher: Ja ich weiss
schon. (hebrew?) wie man (hebrew) geblasen(?) hat, hat der Rebbe geschrien
(hebrew)! Ist das nicht süss? So ein goldiger Zufall. Gestern habe ich
ihm die Geschichte von (hebrew) erzählt, da sagt er ich hätte das anders gemacht u.
nicht gewartet bis die Königin kommt, ich wäre geschwommen u. hätte mich abgewischt(?) u.
nach Hause gegangen. In dieser Geschichte war auch von (hebrew) die Rede da fragt er wer
das ist. Bevor ich dies noch erkläre fragt er, ob der im Himmel wohnt u. Schnee u.
Regen hinunterschickt. Also, ich kann Dir sagen so süss ist er. Pinki(?) ist schon in Nitra(?)in
der (hebrew) . Schandal(?) u. Estal(?) sind sehr fleissig und helfen viel zu Hause u. viel(?) mir beim
Nähen. Yankele u. Schmüli(?) sind fleissig in der (hebrew) u. sonst ist es bei (hebrew) alles gut.
Mein Papa(hebrew) ist ...., nämlich (hebrew) unterrichtet schon nicht mehr (hebrew), sondern in

right side from bottom to top:
der (hebrew). Viele Grüsse und Küsse von Lea

best regards
Gelwine Ropelius
Hamburg, Germany

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