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Auguste "Gusti" Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner, wishing her a speedy recovery. She expresses how deeply she regrets that Paul Hasterlik missed his connection to the United States last summer, and expresses concern about whether...
Auguste Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner, comforting her and encouraging her not to feel guilty about keeping her polio diagnosis from Mia Hasterlik. Auguste also encourages Giulia to learn English or French in order to make...
Mia Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner admonishing her for not writing in so long. She updates Giulia on her life and asks how Giulia is doing and what her plans for the next year are. Mia worries about Paul Hasterlik.
Mia Hasterlik asks Giulia Kortischoner if she has gotten any more information about Boni. She expresses her joy at the fact that she is alive and states that they must get him to the United States.
Mia Hasterlik tells Giulia Kortischoner that someone whom she knows is going to Switzerland. She tells Giulia to suck up to him and see if there is way that she can arrange to come back to the US with him.
Mia Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner, saying that she has gone to the State Department in Washington and verified that it is approved for Giulia to come to the United States. She urges her to look into whether sailing or flying...
Mia Hasterlik tells Giulia Kortischoner that she has sent her an airline ticket for a Parisan travel agency which Giulia must contact. She also states that she and Thomas Heller will move into an apartment soon, and says that she is very...
Mia Hasterlik implores Giulia Kortischoner to write her more often. Mia talks about the party she had to celebrate her citizenship. She also says how happy Thomas, her husband, makes her and how understanding he is of her love for Boni....
Gusti Hasterlik tells Giulia Kortischoner about her Christmas celebrations in New York and tells Giulia not to worry about the slow pace of her immigration attempt, since she says that many American soldiers are also having a difficult...
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Alice Sigerist about her expereince in Zurich as she trys to obtain a new residence visa. She also talks about her job and the family she works for.
Mia Hasterlik tells Giulia Kortischoner that she has arranged for an airline ticket that will take her from London to New York. It is Giulia's responsbility to figure out how to get to London, and she instructs Giulia on what to take...
Boni writes to Giulia Kortischoner about her feelings and her relations with her family. He encourages her to learn English as best and as quickly as she can as that is a huge handicap to her gaining her independence in the United States...
Mia Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner about her daily life and also that their plans to go to Nairobi and be with Susi have fallen through. Mia tells Giulia about family friends in Vienna and in England and encourages her to write...
Maria von Grab writes to Giulia Kortischoner, giving her advice about immigration and stating that she thinks that emigration has been made easier recently. She also states that mail from London comes very infrequently and with much delay.
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Mia Hasterlik overjoyed to finally hear from her after almost two and a half years. Giulia reveals to Mia that she had and recovered from polio. Giulia wants to know all about Mia's life as well as Auguste's...
Susi Weiss writes to Mia Hasterlik not to send any baby stuff as she is not yet pregnant. Susi also recounts an embarrassing episode where she fell down and Robert, her husband, scolded her in front of the slaves.
This is a letter from the Schaffhausen Police Department to Giulia Kortischoner, notifying her that she no longer needs a permit in order to be able to travel to the United States.
Mia Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner and informs her that Susi Weiss has run away from her husband, Robert, because he was abusive. Mia supports Susi's decision and only worries about her being lonely. Mia asks Giulia to write to...
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Mia Hasterlik about her plan to reach the United States via a boat trip departing from Lisbon arranged through the Children Organization. She talks about different things she will do once she is in New York...
Boni writes to Giulia Kortischoner about her potentially visiting Vienna before she leaves for the United States. He asks her about her travel plans and talks about the cities she will see on her way to the United States. He talks about...
Mia Hasterlik asks Giulia Kortischoner to write to her more, in addition to talking about complications with Giulia's immigration, as it seems as if no one is currently able to come into the United States. Mia and Thomas Heller have...
Paul Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner about being a lazy writer. Paul Hasterlik writes to Alice Sigerist about not receiving too many letters from Auguste Hasterlik and Mia Hasterlik, but he thinks they are foing fine.
Mia Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner, complaining about a recent heatwave that swept through New York. She gives updates on family members and also gives Giulia instructions so that she can progress on her work immigrating to the...
Mia Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner, telling her about her daily life in New York and giving her more advice on her suitors, telling her that she should always remember that she is from a respectable family, even if the war has...
Giulia Kortischoner writes about travel arrangements with Mia Hasterlik, saying it is much faster to fly to New York via Lisbon, as the Kinderhelfswerk arranged for her, than via London. She writes about Anton and how he is afraid and...
Mia Hasterlik tells Giulia Kortischoner that she has moved into a new apartment with a beautiful room for Giulia and asking her to see if she can arrange a direct airline flight to New York from Zurich. She describes how wonderful daily...
Giulia Kortischoner tells Mia Hasterlik about her daily life, saying she is still working at the bookbinding shop in the mornings and taking English lessons. She goes to the dentist often because the Kinderhilfswerke is helping to pay...
Paul Hasterlik writes to Giulia that he misses her and talks about his daily schedule. He is hopeful Auguste Hasterlik will be able to get Mia Hasterlik and Giulia over to the United States. Mia Hasterlik also writes to Giulia to say she...
Boni writes to Giulia complimenting her for her astute judgments and observations of the world around her. He laments the mental acuity and judgment of the people in Austria after the war. Boni gives Giulia advice on learning to...
Sister Luise writes to Giulia Kortischoner to reminisce and ask her how she is doing in Schaffhausen. Sister Luise misses her and asks that should Giulia have the opportunitu to go to American and be with her mother that she visits Bern...
Giulia Kortischoner writes briefly to Lisl Ullman and Inge Halberstamm (classmates of Giulia's from Vienna) that she is in Switzerland now and how she is doing.
Paul Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner, telling her that Susi Weiss is no longer pregnant. He also states that his attempt to immigrate to the United States fell through because he did not have the necessary documents. He describes...
Mia Hasterlik tells Giulia Kortischoner that she has arranged for an airline ticket that will take her from London to New York. It is Giulia's responsbility to figure out how to get to London, and she instructs Giulia on what to take...
Rudolf von Urban writes to Giulia Kortischoner about his daughter, Elizabeth "Lisl" Urbantschitsch's, affidavit. He is glad to hear from Giulia and happy that Mia Hasterlik got remarried. Rudolf himself was originally married to Lisl's...
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