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Giulia Kortischoner writes to Mia Hasterlik, telling her that she went to the Kinderhilfswerke and that she should now be able to leave for the US in two months and have the costs completely covered. She gives news about her two suitors....
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Mia Hasterlik and expresses her joy over the end of the war and her future together with her family in the United States. Giulia feels sad for the people who aren't as lucky to have family waiting for them...
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Mia Hasterlik about her life in Ragaz, giving her stories about some of the patients and giving more details about a patient who is in love with her. She has recieved an update from Susi Weiss, who sounds...
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...
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Mia Hasterlik about her exact travel plans for getting to the United States. She is very excited to see her mother in a month's time. Giulia also talks about Boni and his decision to stay in Vienna. She also...
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Mia Hasterlik asking who all she will visit in Vienna and Zurich. She tells her to send many kisses to Boni and best regards to her friends in Switzerland.
Alice Sigerist writes to Mia Hasterlik thanking her for the updates on Giulia and her new life in the United States. Alice writes updates and greetings from family and friends in Schaffhausen, Switzerland that Giulia may be interested in...
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Mia Hasterlik and Auguste "Gusti" Hasterlik, asking about a new job that one of them got with a family from Switzerland and stating that she is not sure if they will be able to understand her when she sees...
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...
Susi Weiss writes to Mia Hasterlik about her visit to the doctors who informed her her fallopian tubes were not fuctioning properly. She also talks about life in Kenya.
Giulia Kortischoner and Kurt Bergheimerer, a friend and admirer of Giulia, write to Mia Kortischoner. Kurt writes the beginning of the letter and compliments Mia on having such a good daughter that he will miss when she leaves for the...
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Mia Hasterlik asking how life is going in the city and how Thomas is doing. She invites Mia out to visit and suggest days. Giulia writes that she has learned to play poker.
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 Kortischoner writes to Mia Hasterlik, telling her about her polio recovery retreat at Ragaz and also updating her on her romantic life there, for she has two suitors.
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Mia Hasterlik, telling her that Lisl Urbantisch has left again for Vienna and that she is continuing polio therapy. She says that she saw the photographer from one of the places where she recieved treatment...
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 Mia Hasterlik about the snowfall in New York. She also talks about having her head cast as an art piece by Dr. Porter as a gift for Gerald. She talks about Auguste "Gusti" Hasterlik and her husband Ernst...
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Mia Hasterlik, telling her about her nostalgia for Austria and her daily life in Switzerland. She says that things are very expensive there, but that work is going well for her. She also states that the...
Giulia Kortischoner updates her mother, Mia Hasterlik, on her studies. Gretli Sigerest informs Mia Hasterlik how much she loves her new "little sister, Giulia.
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Mia Hasterlik, giving her updates on her romances with various suitors and telling her about interactions with family friends.
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Mia Hasterlik, stating that she is happy that she is safely in New York and has already found a job. She also references the fact that Mia is likely with Aguste Hasterlik.
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...
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...
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 Mia Hasterlik, telling her that she will likely stay in Ragaz until September 1 and that she has left her job, making it difficult for her, for foreigners cannot get residence permits without being employed....
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...
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Mia Hasterlik, updating her on her life in Switzerland and stating that she still wants to go to Ragaz, Switzerland for her polio recovery, but that it is extremely difficult to obtain the proper permits to...
Gusti Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner, expressing her concern about the political ongoings in Europe. She then addresses Mia Hasterlik, inquiring about her exact location and what is happening in Europe. The letter is full of...
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.
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...
Giulia Kortischoner asks Mia Hasterlik to not be upset with Auguste Hasterlik for not saying anything about Giulia's polio. Giulia also recounts a visit with an old friend from Vienna and the nostalgia and bitter sweetness of the...
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Mia Hasterlik, saying that she deeply longs to come to the US but does not know when it will be possible for her to come to the US, but that Mia should not worry because Switzerland is a paradise compared to...
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...
Susi Weis writes to Mia Hasterlik, letting her know that she left her husand, Robert. She describes the domestic abuse to which he subjected her and states that she is now working as a nurse at a very nice nursing home.
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...
Susi Weiss writes to Mia Hasterlik before Mia is to travel over to Nairobi, Kenya and visit with Susi and her husband, Ted. Susi is expecting another baby and is fretting about getting everything prepared for the baby and for Mia in time...
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 Mia Hasterlik, saying that she has met more with Munk and that there are more complications with her trip to the US, since it seems that she can no longer fly through London but only through Amsterdam. She...
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...
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