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Category: Translation - Yiddish
Approval Date: 4/12/2026 4:04 PM
Family Surname:

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This letter was found in a box in a closet with no reference to/from. I'm assuming it's in Yiddish. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks

Response

3/12/2026 1:53 AM

The handwriting is quite difficult... for now I can tell you that it's signed by "your sister in law Hindeh Shapiro" who sends "greetings to all of you and your children and regards from my children"

Somewhere near the end of the text I can see she write's it's very hot and dry, hasn't rained for 2 weeks.

3/13/2026 5:18 AM

This might be worth something!

Line 1: ??Forget far?? that which the ?earth/ערט? covers ____ _____ ____ forget
Line 2: _____________________ the best _____________

Line 4: ?mother/with him? ________________ a lot worse ___________ in the ?ערט/earth?
Line 5: my ?support? ?mother/with him? ________ let it ___________ she must ____
Line 6: _________________________ she must be healthy ?she? with ?her? small children _________________
Line 7: _____________ give ______ ?her/your? troubles over/regarding the _______

Line 10: hear ______________ write regarding _____________
Line 11: _____________ to know ______________________
Line 12: ______ write __________________
Line 13: ______ free ___________ it must __________ should live
Line 14: _____ the big/large _____ are missing ______ the men should _____
Line 15: ___________ should be good, ??however because they are?? found
Line 16: _____________ ____________ must ??be already late??? ______________
Line 17: to do, however ____ must __________________ remain with the men
Line 18: no more news it must ______________________
Line 19: _____________ large/big __________________ large/big ?your?
Line 20: children ?mean? ___________ my children _______________
Line 21: "your sister in law Hindeh Shapiro" (like the other person before me responded)
Line 22: ?

3/13/2026 10:12 AM

That which the first person responded that towards the end it says "it's very hot and dry, hasn't rained for 2 weeks" that is on line 18-19.

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