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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09414.0023 |
| From Archive Folder | The Weiner Collection |
| Title | Sylvia Weiner to Morris "Moe" Weiner |
| Date | 05 May 1943 |
| Author | Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) |
| Recipient | Weiner, Morris |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Saw the opera last night-Fledermaus/Rosalinda (Johan Strauss) Passed the Times Building and bought a copy of the Oregonian (Portland newspaper) to see news from his location. Is going that night to a place in Brighton that is run by the Jewish Council of Women for Teen Age Kids, she may volunteer if she fits in. Reports her parents went to see her brother Alvin in Buffalo. |
| Subjects | Marriage Soldier's Letter World War II Women's History Military History Woman Author Art, Music, Theater, and Film Music Journalism Children and Family Judaism |
| People | Weiner, Morris (Moe) (1909-1988) Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) Strauss, Johann (1804-1849) |
| Place written | Brooklyn, New York |
| Theme | World War II; Women in American History; Arts & Literature; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Rosalinda (musical), a 1942 Broadway musical adapted from Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus (The Bat) which is an operetta. Gilbert and Sullivan- British composers who collaborated on fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896. Toffinetti's-Popular restaurant in Times Square, NYC- Established in 1940 after being a hit at the 1939 World's Fair at Flushing Meadows, Queens, N.Y. The Oregonian is the major daily newspaper in Portland, Oregon, Jewish Council of Women-Volunteer group involved in social issues in New York. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |