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Mia Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner, informing her that she has found a guarantor for her, meaning that as soon as Giulia recieves her American visa, she will be able to come to England. She states that Susi Weiss is happy with...
Felix Sachs writes to Giulia Kortischoner thanking her for her Christmas greetings and asking her if she could find him an American pen pal so he can improve his English. Felix informs Giulia that he and Regina "Gigi" have separated as...
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Mia Hasterlik, giving her updates on her romances with various suitors and telling her about interactions with family friends.
Letter from school friends in Switzerland to Giulia Kortischoner, 1941-12-08
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Giulia Kortischoner's classmates in Switzerland write her a card wishing her a happy Christmas. They wish her a speedy recovery and ask about whether she still has to do exercises for her legs and
Mia Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner, saying that she should become naturalized as an American by December and that she will come to Switzerland after that herself, if necessary, to get Giulia.
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Mia Hasterlik about her birthday and her daily life. Alice Sigerist writes to Mia Hasterlik apologizing for not writing in a while, but assures her that Giulia is doing well. Alice also tells Mia that she...
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Alice Sigerist that she is worried about everyone in Schaffhausen after the bombing by the United States. She also informs Alice about her job and the progress on securing her residence permit.
Mia Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner, giving her love advice and specifically advising her to not, under any circumstances, get pregnant. She expresses how much she missed Giulia and tells her about all of the things they will do...
Paul Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner, using code to discuss her visa status. He states that he hopes that Mia Hasterlik gets her visa soon because her residence status has been threatened, and that he hopes she can leave soon, ...
Erika Thäter writes to Giulia Kortischoner about school life and friends. She mentions that her mother had polio as a child and also says other students are leaving school and there are now only 7 pupils in the class. Giulia is at Kanton...
Margrit Wolf writes to Giulia Kortischoner, sending her greetings, wishing her a nice recovery, and generally discussing the joys of Giulia's friendship and her fears about the changes to come in her life in the future.
Maria von Grab asks Giulia Kortischoner about her polio recovery, stating that she still promises to keep the polio a secret. She also states that she is writing the letter while sitting in an air raid shelter during a "test alarm."
Boni writes to Giulia Kortischoner telling her he received Mia Hasterlik's letters that Giulia had forwarded him via Uncle Friedländer. Boni also writes that Elizabeth "Lisl" Urbantschitsch told him she invited Giulia to Vienna for...
Mia Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner and Susi Weiss, stating that Paul Hasterlik was unable to come to the United States but was actually quite happy about it, as he seemed to be happy to spend his days with his old friends in...
Paul Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner, referencing an attempted plan to meet at the border to be able to see each other once again and talk in person, but stating this this was impossible. He describes his process of learning...
Mia Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner, saying that she will officially become a US citizen on March 12. She tells Giulia to look into an airline that can take her to the US and says that she met with Munks and how she felt about...
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Paul Hasterlik, telling him about her report card and the end of the school year. She also notifies him that she recieved an extension on her passport. She states that her school is putting on a concert to...
Letter sent from Göttingen by Max Born to Dr. Dirac asking him to look at Mr. Slocomb's manuscript and to give advice on whether he should seek publication.
Giulia Hasterlik writes to Mia Hasterlik more about interactions with Munk, saying that he is very superficial when it comes to women's looks and that she hopes that not all Americans are like that. She describes her further relations...
Mia Hasterlik writes to Boni about her becoming a citizen on March 11 and slowly realizing how cruelly Jews were treated in Austria and how she ever thought that was okay. Mia says it will be about a month or two until Giulia...
Inge Halberstamm writes to Giulia Kortischoner about her schooling in England. She mentions she has met Alice Ullman, a school friend of Giulia's and Inge's from Vienna, Austria, in England.
Mia Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner, giving her love advice and specifically advising her to not, under any circumstances, get pregnant. She expresses how much she missed Giulia and tells her about all of the things they will do...
Mia Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner, telling her that she heard that she has to book a ticket with a shipping line before she can get a visa to travel.
Mia Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner, saying that she should become naturalized as an American by December and that she will come to Switzerland after that herself, if necessary, to get Giulia.
Mia Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner about Thomas Heller, Mia's husband, and she also recounts a funny story about a Sunday excursion into nature.
Evi Leib writes to Giulia Kortischoner. Evi is happy to hear from Giulia after so many years and is shocked to learn that Giulia had polio. Evi suffered from diphtheria at one point during the war. Evi writes about her life and is...
Alice Sigerist writes to Giulia Kortischoner that she is happy Giulia is in New York with her mother and new father. She talks about her own mother's declining health and updates Giulia on family friends. Alice is now retired and enjoys...
Gusti Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner, expressing her astonishment at the fact that she has already been in New York for almost a year. She describes how Susi Weiss and her husband moved out of his parents' house in Nairobi and...
Mia Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner, telling her that she heard that she has to book a ticket with a shipping line before she can get a visa to travel.
Mia Hasterlik writes to Susi Weiss and Giulia Kortischoner, describing the poor conditions of the boarding house she is living in. She states that she has someone with a constant address forward her mail to her, but many people in London...
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Mia Hasterlik, giving a brief update about her life in Switzerland and asking about Mia's life in New York. Alice Sigerist also writes to Mia, asking whether she has found new employment, for she was...
Margrit Wolf writes to Giulia Kortischoner, updating her on her progress at school, as students are about to receive their diplomas, and asking about the status of Giulia's recovery from polio.
Mia Hasterlik tells Giulia Kortischoner to behave in school in Switzerland and states that she is planning to leave her apartment in Vienna on March 1, 1939.
A Copy of Swiss Identification Papers for Giulia Kortischoner, 1946-03-28
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A copy of Swiss identification papers for Giulia Kortischoner that includes multiple visas as well as a physical description of her including stature, hair color, eye color, nose shape, face shape, and notable marks/features.
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