Firmenbriefkopf 14. Febr. 1937 Lieber Martin! | February 14th, 1937 Dear Martin, All are healthy here, and we're very happy to have received your detailed report. Good to read this all, now everything is cleared up with Father, and if you again switch positions, he'll take it better. Also the letter from the Herz family was very good for him, and he knows that you're in good hands, it was just the thought that you wanted to go to Milwaukee that Father can't deal with. If he were to visit you, Father would prefer Chicago, for some time. You're self-sufficient enough and have your advisers. There's little to report from here, today was yahrzeit for our late Aunt Auguste [Salomon's wife], and it will soon be difficult to get a minyan here. It's getting terribly [?] here. Midday today Father and I were out in the fields, and there were boys on the sports pitch and each of them, when passing, called us such lovely names. It's terrible, I'm now curious, if we'll stay here in the long run. Here I was disturbed yesterday, first someone came over, then the Niersteiners, so we still had some business yesterday evening. Aunt Selma gave us letters from the kids to read - the water must have been terrifying. They're back home again, didn't have too much in damages. Lotti is walking now and is apparently so sweet. This week we got notice that Frau Rehms (of Worms) will take your things with, but it will be 3 to 4 weeks until she departs. Today midday Siegfried Oppenheimer stopped by for coffee and [?]. Paul and Ruth Eller left early today via Paris. Liesel's address is Jahnstrasse 23, Frankfurt am Main. Do you still hear from Blum? What's he up to? You seem to still be in touch with your friends? Else and Job returned Thursday evening; they didn't see as much of Hamburg as Father, couldn't even visit a ship and also had bad weather. Listen to this: Arthur Stein of Büttelborn was arrested, he tried to attack a three and half year old child, a mean guy, what he does to us! Have you started the new course already? Does business college really cost so much? And surely you're interested in it? Write to Karl Kahn again; he should get the things to you. If we doesn't reply, perhaps he can't give them to Sally. Now Karl seems better too; he was unhappy, as he had no real work. He worked in a hotel for 14 days. If everything works out, we'll drive to Nierstein on Sunday, but you can't determine anything ahead of time. I want to leave the others the left over stuff too. Give my greetings to all the relatives and loved ones, and warmest greetings to you from Johanna Kossmann |