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Giulia Kortischoner wishes Mia Hasterlik a happy New Year's Eve, saying she is no longer with Gretli and Alice Sigerist, for they were always arguing and she doesn't feel like she's part of the family anymore. She describes her New Year...
Giulia Kortischoner tells Mia Hasterlik that she is not sure whether she wait for the Kinderhilfswerk aid or not, for although it is very expensive to travel without their financial aid, it is also expensive to stay in Switzerland and...
Pernal "Franz" Francois, a young man from the Polish Army, writes to Giulia Kortischoner from an internment camp thanking her for his Christmas gift. They are infatuated with one another.
Giulia Kortischoner asks Mia Hasterlik to exchange her tickets to the US for a later date and tells her that she sent her Christmas presents for Mia with a Turkish student she knows who is going to the US. She gives updates on her...
Kurt Bergheimer writes to Giulia Kortischoner lamenting her lack of writing and his own weak condition. He talks about returning to Germany once he is well in order to help rebuild the country. He asks Giulia to send a letter he has...
Mia Hasterlik offers Giulia Kortischoner advice on Gustav Stux, the elderly Viennese gentleman who is smitten with Giulia. Mia mentions the personal freedoms in the United States that Schaffhausen perhaps lacks.
Mia Hasterlik asks Giulia Kortischoner about updates on her condition, specifically whether she is pregnant or not. She also says that, if it will take too long for Giulia to immigrate with the Kinderhilfswerk, she will pay for her...
Mia Hasterlik asks Giulia Kortischoner about updates on her condition, specifically whether she is pregnant or not. She also says that, if it will take too long for Giulia to immigrate with the Kinderhilfswerk, she will pay for her...
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Mia Hasterlik, giving her an update on her suitor who has apparently rejected her. She also gives information about the search for Boni and Ellen in Vienna. She also gives information on the potential costs...
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...
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Alice Sigerist asking her not to overexert herself at work. Giulia also updates Alice on Gustav Stux, the elderly Viennese buisness man who has fallen in love with GIulia. He was in his 50s.
Boguslav "Bogus" Dudkiewicz writes to Giulia Kortischoner that he regrets not going to Neuchรขtel with his friend who came back in the evening and said he had run into Giulia in town. Bogus confirms their plan to meet Sunday at 10am.
Elizabeth "Lisl" Urbantschitsch writes to Giulia Kortischoner about her lucrative job making puppets and the international student congress she is attending in Tyrol, a western state in Austria. Lisl then talks about her plan to...
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...
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...
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, 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...
Gustav Stux, an older Viennese gentleman Giulia befriended while in Bern, writes to Giulia Kortischoner. Gustav Stux was the director of Stuxin AG in Bern. He was infatuated with Giulia. He treated her well and hoped to help cure her of...
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Alice Sigerist about the possibility of going to massage school. Giulia also writes about Pernal "Franz" Francois, the young man in the Polish Army she has a crush on. She updates Alice on Gustav Stux, an...
Mia Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner, giving her advice for her suitors and how she thinks a young woman should interact with men. She also describes an apartment in New York that she is hoping to purchase to live in with Giulia....
Pernal "Franz" Francois writes a brief letter to Giulia Kortischoner apologizing for not writing in a while. He says he likes where they are stationed in Switzerland but will not be there long. He asks what Giulia does for Easter.
Mia Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner, giving her advice for her suitors and how she thinks a young woman should interact with men. She also describes an apartment in New York that she is hoping to purchase to live in with Giulia....
Pernal "Franz" Francois, a young man from the Polish Army, writes to ask Giulia Kortischoner whether she had received his letter from January 1, 1944. He thanks her for her gift again and tells her not to spend so much money on a stamp...
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Mia Hasterlik, saying that the lover whom she thought rejected her wanted to meet with her that night and saying that she had to go and take care of Gretli and her newborn, since Gretli is sick. She says...
Giulia Kortischoner tells Mia Hasterlik that she is in the countryside with Gretli Sigerist, helping her take care of her new child, since Gretli is sick. She gives more updates on her lover (Anton) and asks Mia if she has been heard on...
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Alice Sigerist about needing new clothes and possibly buying a japanese basket to replace her heavy leather suitcase. She also informs Alice that Pernal "Franz" Francois, Giulia's crush, finally wrote to her.
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Mia Hasterlik, saying that she feels bad about how expensive it is to get her to the US but that she is excited that they are almost reunited. She gives updates about her interactions with Anton and thanks...
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Alice Sigerist expressing her frustration and disappointment about being rejected from massage school by Professor Frey. She talks about what she may do instead as well has her surprise when she learned Susi...
Regina "Gigi" is a polio friend that Giulia Kortischoner met in Bad Ragaz who lost her parents in the war. Gigi writes to Giulia that she apologizes for taking so long to get Giulia's suitcases to her. She also congratulates Giulia on...
Giulia Kortischoner tells Mia Hasterlik that before she gets a Visa, she must provide exact information about the logistics of her trip. She says that she has appealed to Kinderhilfe for aid. She gives updates on her love life, ...
Boguslav "Bogus" Dudkiewicz writes to Giulia Kortischoner asking how her knee is doing and assuring her that he is not mad with her. He asks her whether they should meet on Sunday still.
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Mia Hasterlik about her life and work in Switzerland as well as personal problems between her and Gustav Stux and Dr. Oppenheimer.
Regina "Gigi, is a polio friend that Giulia Kortischoner met in Bad Ragaz. Gigi writes to Giulia that she is happy Giulia has not gained the indifferent attitude that many American have about the post-war situation. Gigi misses Giulia...
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