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Submitted by Marilyn Jaye Engles

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Category: Translation - Yiddish
Approval Date: 7/18/2021 12:21 PM
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Pg 3 of letter written in either Yiddish or Lithuanian. Needs translation please

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7/18/2021 4:39 PM This is Yiddish. You might want to re-post accordingly.
7/19/2021 8:03 AM The economic situation is even worse than the political.
In these conditions I couldn't not [look's like a double negative in the original] come to a decision to travel to America it's a final decision but not as you advised me to come with the whole family that would cost to much and since my --- is small and I don't want to ---- [? bring? cause?] too great expenses so I decided to travel alone. My family is provided for for a few months and later [so] I hope I will support their coming

[comment]
clearly means financial support.

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