Mr.
Leon Wacher
Cernauti
Str. Miron Costin 16
7/12/1941
Dear Eva, I have another opportunity to write via a courier. Here with us everything has doubled in price, the ruble is almost totally worthless, there are only lei. People talk a lot about going home. Many people have already gone back to unoccupied areas. Some people fare-dodged to Chernivtsi. Some, however, had authorization to go. These authorizations were granted in Chernivtsi, then they were sent here, and that’s why some people are back home again now. They said they were specialists or that they were needed by big German or Romanian companies. Do whatever possible and save us, whatever the cost. It’s no exaggeration to say that soon we’ll have nothing more to eat. It’s winter and the farmers aren’t selling anything at all, and when they do, they only want to trade. Aunt was ill last week. She had a fever and an upset stomach. She’s better now. I got up today as well, after having a fever for two days. Papa is having an awful time with his stomach, and I with my bowels. If you saw us, you would cry. Ask Meier, he has good connections, he could help us. He has good connections with all powerful people in Chernivtsi who can do everything. We will repay every last penny, and will never forget your helping us. Can you go to Uncle Schnul, str. Sbiera 3a, and get our silver from Cousin Fani Gugel? It’s buried in the cellar. Fani or Schnul might have already taken it out, if so get it from them. Take it with you and sell it for a good price. If possible, you simply must send us food (zwieback, clarified butter, saccharin or another sugar substitute, aspirin, Pyramdon , Veramon , laxatives, lard, schnapps, sausage, tins, condensed milk, sausage, cigarettes and other things you can send). The silver at Fani’s consists of: 48 big pieces, 12 salt spoons, 2 salt pots, 2 small pots, 1 big pot and some silver coins. Bake something light and send it to Aunt and Father, as we really have nothing to give them. Write and tell us what Grandfather is doing and where he lives. What is my Baba doing? Our authorization runs out on 1st January. They’re asking for a lot of money for it again. See to it that you help us and get us home. I’ll say goodbye, best wishes and love from us all, Bubi. Love to Mother, Father, Grandfather Meier and all our friends and relations.
Dearest Eva, above all, tell me what Grandfather is doing and who he is staying with. You mustn’t leave him at Schmidl’s. Have you received the household goods from Baba? We began to calculate here until we made a mistake. The stone has been laid for her, you should go to her grave and beg her on our behalf, she should help us. Because Bubi has told you too little in his letters. If we could speak to you and tell you everything you wouldn’t believe us, how much we have to suffer here, and yet we have three siblings. No one was interested in us there, so we should be able to stay. Opuschta’s sister took an interest in her, unlike our sister in us. Love to both of you, Anna
Am now with Aunt, where I am expecting the courier. Aunt Pepi has a temperature of 39º and her bowels aren’t moving at all. I think she’s got what Mother had in the summer. You absolutely must send us lemons, rice, light things, medications, don’t even tell Mother and Grandfather anything about it. Help us quickly or we’re done for. Send us pills for hemorrhoids. Love always, your Cousin Bubi
D-lui
Blumentahl Meier
str. 11 Noembrier No. 23
Chernivtsi
Sender: Poltavskaia 32, Moghilev
Friedmann B.