Kladovo 10 April 1940                ב"ה 

 

My dear ones עמ"ש!

I’m very surprised that you do not answer my cards. I have received the 2 pounds via Mrs. Gottesman. I thank you very much. We have enough to eat here. But suffer very much from lack of space. The sleeping facilities here are beneath all criticism. We should only be able to endure it. At the moment we are altogether totally despondent. There is no prospect at all of continuing our journey. Who knows what will become of us.

I receive ב"ה good news from the dear children. They are already earning something and wanted to send me money, but I do not need any here. I even have enough to buy extra things for Zwi נ"י.  I can’t even imagine what פסח will look like here, but it no longer makes any difference to me. My ימים טובים are gone forever.

I urge you please to write to me about your situation. How is the dear father-in-law שליט"א?  Has Chane Hinde ת' already recovered from the צרות ? Do you hear from Itta ת' ?  Is Schmilu נ"י there already? He should also write to me how he is doing. I have also written to my niece Rapaport and have received no answer.

Many hearty greetings, also from Zwi נ"י,

Chajcie

 

Kladovo  Yugoslavia  Czar-Nikola II

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        Pesach – Passover.

        Yomim Tovim – Jewish holidays, also meaning good days.

        Tzoros – troubles, tribulations.

        R’ Dovid’s sister, wife of R’ Elozor Horowitz of Mielitz.

        Bella Rapaport in Tel Aviv.