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Title: Letter to the Cape Times
Subject: Van Zyl, G. A.--Correspondence
Description: Handwritten letter from G. A. Van Zyl to the Cape Times newspaper, dated 11/11/21
Identifier: islandora:20946

Title: Envelope belonging to the letter from Ruth Linder, London, to Mrs Roy Sorell, Long Street, Cape Town, 1940
Subject: Bruch, Edith--Correspondence, Lindner, Ruth--Correspondence, World War, 1939-1946, George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936--On postage stamps, Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901--On postage stamps
Description: An envelope belonging to the letter from Ruth Lindner, London, to Mrs Roy Sorell, Long Street, Cape Town, 1940. At the top right-hand corner of the envelope is a British stamp featuring Queen Victoria and George V, the latter the reigning monarch of Britain at the time.
Identifier: islandora:29875

Title: Letter from Margarete (last name illegible), possibly in Bonn, to Frau Sorell, 1940
Subject: Bruch, Edith--Correspondence, World War, 1939-1945
Description: A letter from Margarete (last name illegible), possibly in Bonn, to Frau Sorell (née Bruch), 1940.
Identifier: islandora:29873

Title: Letter from Ruth Lindner, London, to Mrs Roy Sorell, Long Street, Cape Town, South Africa, 1940
Subject: Bruch, Edith--Correspondence, Lindner, Ruth--Correspondence, World War, 1939-1945
Description: A letter from Ruth Lindner, London, to Mrs Roy Sorell, Long Street, Cape Town, South Africa, 1940. The following is conveyed in the letter: congratulations from Ruth on the birth of a son to Edith and Roy; Ruth discusses her minor operation then talks of the German invasion of Holland (May 1940) and the stress she went through to determine whether her relations were alright. She tells how she eventually found out that they were, but states that she cannot bear for them to live ''under the government of these barbarians'' (ie. under the government of Nazi Germany).
Identifier: islandora:29874

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