Dear Hermine, as soon as you receive this please pass this letter on to my friend at Eugen Street No. 3 on II floor right. I can only say that I live in greatest misery and despair. When you send something for your relatives drop in with my friend she will give you a few things for me that you can post as well. I wish you all the best and thank you Lina
Dearest Ana, I written often but never received an answer. We are naked and barefoot and lie in a demolished house. We dream of food you can not imagine what I go through. Most importantly I ask you to see the wife of the german consul, she is called at Z[XXX] Hermann the consulate will give you her address. Remind her of the songwriter a[nd] tell her that I had to give up the salon due to ill health was in hospital in Buc[harest] and returned to home to parents bevor the Russians came to Cti. Tell her during the Russians I looked after your mother and rescued your things and now you want to help me. Maybe she can help us to come home. These things happen every day. No need to show her the letter tell her you were told by me. If she wants to help so heiss[…] I Weiss Lina, sister Druckmann Frieda, a[nd] father Druckmann Aron aged 71. Send me anything possible, maybe one of your friends can take, money only in Lei, sell the bag a[nd] everything in it. If you don not have money, ask my relatives in the house where family Schaffer lives
go there a[nd] ask them to give what they possibly can and kindd regards from me. Do your utmost I am starving a[nd] feel so very miserable a[nd] unhappy. Sow the parcel into bags. If possible send soap, sugar, bacon, dough a[nd] anything you can. We have nothing. A loaf of bread is 500 Lei a[nd] i have not touched one for weeks. I will not write often so you have no costs I ask you to try everything. I kiss you and your loved ones and wish you happy holidays kisses.
Dear Hermine if you can not find my friend ask my relatives in our house for her address, only do deliver the letter in person. With thanks Lina
Druckmann is in despair don’t think that we are do not worry about us
Maybe we’ll find work for Druckmann.