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8/20/2021 10:04 PM
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Dear Hermann,
I'm writing like this because of possible censorship that would cause a letter written in Jewish to not arrive. I believe I do not need to explain the situation to you, especially not my situation, you know pretty well that I made my living from selling Singer machines, unfortunately very meagerly even before now, and with big troubles unfortunately now it has completely ceased, so now even my previous turning back and forth has ceased, because nobody today will lend money to anyone. This impossible situation gave the pen into my hand, so that I could ask you for help, because here I am with a seven-member family with absolutely no source of income at all, with inflation grown so much that I cannot even describe it.
My request now, dear Herman, is that you please move even the impossible so that I might get some money, because I do not believe my brother-in-law Hoffmann is in a worse situation than me any more, because at this point I am truly giving an SOS signal to you, because this is the only prospect I can see for getting money, because it is due to me here. Enclosed I am sending you a card and two coupons so that you can see what this costs me in % and expenses, I need to settle the % again today, unfortunately there's not even a single lei for it. If I were a writer like you, I could describe my predicament differently, but I am a weak writer and can only write down the essentials of the matter, without any coloring.
You once wrote that if the girls grow up and have earnings, they will pay instead of their father, I ask, can this be yet?
I do not want to give you advice on how I should get money, I only request that you think of the impossible situation that I am currently in and do everything and anything to send money, because the situation is impossible.
In the name of my dear parents [~~] I ask you please influence the girls to write a letter to them and write down their address too, because they would dearly love to see some writing from them, and when you were home here my dear Father [~~] asked you in person, too, and in fact you promised, that you would have the girls write, so I ask you please do so, there will be great [~~] for it.
I also sent a family photograph with Baum?? to the girls and I asked that they write and send a picture which would be very dear for me, but unfortunately I got nothing.
Herman! Despite being male I am writing this letter in tears, but my heart is very tight, I ask, do not delay the matter because it is very urgent.
I wish you and your dear family [~~], also to Hoffmann and his dear family. Your friend,
Sali(?)
I would write to Hoffmann too but cannot.
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I've used [~~] to indicate Hebrew text, which I cannot read.
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